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All-American, Crimson Tide legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Hannah will be on hand to share his perspective with players and fans. In addition, former Alabama player and legendary college football coach Jackie Sherrill will be in attendance to evaluate the talent on the field. Sherrill is considering a return to the sidelines as a coach of one of the League's teams. League board member and former Florida player and Florida and Tennessee coach Doug Dickey will ... attend.
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For decades the only sport that mattered to Alabama Crimson Tide fans was football, but in recent years the basketball program has emerged from the shadows and Alabama basketball tickets are getting harder and harder to find. If you want the best seats at the Coleman Coliseum, GoTickets.com has them for you.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Football has the richest history and tradition in the SEC. That says a lot. The University of Alabama has the most National Championships (12) and most SEC Titles (21). They had Bear Bryant, the most legendary SEC Football coach -- ever.
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SCOTTSBORO | A Crimson Tide booster's defamation suit against the NCAA has brought out testimony that $20,000 in cash was given to the father of an Alabama football recruit before signing day in 1996. But Ken Smith, who testified that he received the money, denied it had anything to do with his son's decision to sign with the Crimson Tide. He ... said he was intimidated by an NCAA investigator when he made statements that he now says were incorrect. READ MORE
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The origins of the Crimson Tide first developed with Alabama’s first football teams. Dressed in crimson attire and described as malnourished, they were known as the Thin Red Line or the Crimsons.
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The name "Crimson Tide" is supposed to have first been used by Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald. He used "Crimson Tide" in describing an Alabama-Auburn game played in Birmingham in 1907, the last football contest between the two schools until 1948 when the series was resumed. The game was played in a sea of mud and Auburn was a heavy favorite to win.
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