Associated Press

In this Aug. 31, 2006, file photo, Henry Parker, left, greets John Mark Stallings, the son of former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings, during the grand opening of the newly remodeled Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. John Mark Stallings died early Saturday at age 46 in Paris, Texas. According to the family, the younger Stallings was born with Down syndrome and suffered from health problems related to a congenital heart defect. John Mark’s story was detailed by his father in the book, “Another Season.”