Celebrating Leroy Brown’s Fishing Legacy
If you’re a civilian, you probably know Leroy Brown as the subject of the 1973 Jim Croce song, but if you’re an angler you likely support the idea that Leroy was not from Chicago, but rather from Eufaula, Alabama. You may still agree that he was badder than old King Kong and meaner than a junkyard dog.
Plenty of writers have chronicled the story of Hall of Famer Tom Mann’s “pet.” Here are some of my favorites:
As part of the famous fish’s legacy, the recently-defunct Mann’s Bait Company put out a lifelike lipless crankbait.
Texas-based Sendero Provisions has multiple items for sale commemorating their version of Leroy (not a bass, but trout can be bad, too). Click on any of the pics below to get to their site or order one (or more) of your own:
And for your listening pleasure, check out this video:
