These ageless walls hold more than just magnificent trophies and withering photos of past heroes. The old coarse surface may feature jagged cracks and uneven blemishes formed by the passage of time, yet it adds nothing but character. In America, […]
The 34-7 trouncing of Alabama by Louisville on January 1, 1991, in the SunKist Fiesta Bowl was a shock to the nation and one of the worst bowl performances in Alabama history.
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Alabama native George Foster was an integral part of the 1975 and ’76 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds. A power hitter, Foster hit 348 career home runs and batted .274 over a 17-year MLB career. He is the only player to hit over 50 home runs in the decade of the 1970s. Here’s Foster’s case for Cooperstown.
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The mechanics of his brain would not allow him to be content, even as the hoots and hollers echoed into the sky. The players stepped out of the confines of the team bus and were met with a sea of
“Reverently bathed in spotlights, its concrete walkways and stair steps kept tidy, its prim interior virtually untouched, the Spectrum looks as if it could reopen tomorrow, even though it played host to its last event six months ago and
The fall air blowing through Legion Field was a bit warmer than Joe Namath had become accustomed to in New York, but it certainly felt like home. Though he may have been sporting green and white instead of his old
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When discussing the greatest SEC coaches of all-time, more often than not our thoughts turn to football. And why not? The two most prominent names that spring to mind are ones with which we’re all too familiar. The University of
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A word almost never used in conjunction with Nick Saban is the word “vulnerability.” In the state of Alabama, to suggest that there is a chink in the Alabama armor is almost verboten. Yet even in Alabama football’s unprecedented
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When the wheels came off of the Gene Chizik tenure, Auburn turned to a familiar face to steer the bus. For the 2013 season, former offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was chosen as the 26th head coach in school history. Malzahn brought
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A game in Athens helped propel Pat Sullivan to the 1971 Heisman Trophy On the strength of out-dueling Archie Manning in the Gator Bowl and being named SEC Player of the Year, Pat Sullivan entered the 1971 season as
