Alabama Football Tales
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Alabama Football Tales

More than a Century of Crimson Tide Glory

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eBook - ePub

Alabama Football Tales

More than a Century of Crimson Tide Glory

About this book

The Crimson Tide's winning history is packed with fascinating stories of players and coaches who made the program the envy of every school in the nation. Now, author and sports historian Lewis Bowling presents a collection of tales that span the entirety of Alabama's history of hard-won glory. Blending humor, drama and historical accuracy, Bowling shares stories every Bama fan will love. Discover the Alabama team that pioneered innovations in forward passing, learn about Bear Bryant's stint as an assistant coach, relive the year that World War II forced Alabama to put its football season on hold and read the story of the soldier who credited his experience on the football field for his survival in battle. These stories, and many more, make Alabama Football Tales required reading for every fan.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781614236634
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1. “We Therefore Got Rid of Him”
  8. 2. Bully and the Dangling Ear Episode
  9. 3. “That Cow College on the Other Side of the State”
  10. 4. 110–0
  11. 5. “Southern Eleven Hand Penn First Defeat of Year”
  12. 6. There Was a Bear in Tuscaloosa before Bear Bryant
  13. 7. “Dixie Acclaims Her Heroes”
  14. 8. “Boys, We’re Going to Win the Damn Championship This Year”: Alabama 271, Opponents 13
  15. 9. Johnny Mack and Pooley
  16. 10. Football Freddy
  17. 11. Johnny Cain and the Baron of Barlow Bend
  18. 12. “Coach Wade’s Teams Got the Ball Rolling Around Here”
  19. 13. Frank Thomas: “He Played Football Under Rockne at Notre Dame”
  20. 14. Dixie and the Alabama Antelope
  21. 15. Assistant Coach Bear Bryant
  22. 16. A Year Without Football in Tuscaloosa
  23. 17. “My Football Training Saved Me from Sure Death”
  24. 18. Coach Thomas Gets Sick
  25. 19. “We Just Beat the Hell Out of Those Boys”
  26. 20. Coach Homer “Red” Drew
  27. 21. Hootie
  28. 22. “Mama Called”
  29. 23. The Bear Is Back in Tuscaloosa
  30. 24. Glory Years for the Tide: 1960s and 1970s
  31. 25. “Nobody, I Mean Nobody, Ever Climbed the Tower Except Coach Bryant”
  32. 26. “These Little Ole Skinny Things”: 1965
  33. 27. The Tide Rises Again: 1971
  34. 28. Alabama and Duke Through the Years
  35. 29. A Southern Belle
  36. 30. Coach Gryska
  37. 31. “Too Much Bama in Me”
  38. About the Author