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The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at The University of Alabama [Hardcover]

Mr. Winston Groom (Author)
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"Winston Groom is the perfect writer to recapture all the glory of Crimson Tide football--and he's done exactly that. Anybody who loves college football--and not just Alabama football--will surely want to fondle this book, and even read it with relish."
—Dan Jenkins, author Semi-Tough and I'll Tell You One Thing


"The next best thing to game day! Buy it, read it, live it."
—Lee Roy Jordan, UA letterman 1960-1962

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Groom provides a lively and lavishly illustrated history of the team that has dominated college football in the South and has been ranked consistently among the best in the nation.
 
Celebrated author and diehard Bama fan Winston Groom covers the illustrious history of football at The University of Alabama from 1892, when William G. Little introduced the game, to the dramatic 1999-2000 season during which the Crimson Tide made a miraculous turnaround to reclaim its place at the top of national polls.
 
The book's nearly 300 historic and contemporary photographs of coaches, games, players, cheerleaders, fans, artifacts, commemorative items, and vintage game programs immerse the reader in the Alabama football experience. The text and photos capture all of the team's triumphs: Alabama's 1922 defeat of the University of Pennsylvania (a victory that put Alabama on the national football map), the Tide's celebrated upset win over the University of Washington in the 1926 Rose Bowl, the legendary years under Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, the twelve national championships, the heart-stopping victories over the big rivals, and, of course, highlights from the remarkable and record-breaking final season of the 20th century.
 
Keith Jackson of ABC Sports has written a foreword for the book, which also features short essays from author and former UA student newspaper sports editor Gay Talese, former UA quarterback Scott Hunter, actress and former UA cheerleader Sela Ward, the late southern writer Willie Morris, Alabama native and New York Times editorial page editor Howell Raines, long-time Birmingham News sportswriter Clyde Bolton, and UA English professor Philip Beidler.
 
Every Bama football fan--and every other fan who thinks he or she knows something about the sport--should own a copy of this definitive history of the Crimson Tide.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love it!, April 26 2004
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This review is from: The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at The University of Alabama (Hardcover)
This is easily one of the better Bama books out there. I also like the Tailgater's Guide To SEC Football as a freak SEC fan. I recommend both.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tradition is here!, Dec 6 2002
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This review is from: The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at The University of Alabama (Hardcover)
This book lets any fan know that alabama football is a lifetime of hardwork and achievements. I am proud to own this book. This is the same author that wrote the book "Forrest Gump", and he does a great job of illustrating Alabama's history of football. May tradition continue and the tide roll.
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5.0 out of 5 stars As an Auburn fan, I was somewhat puzzled when I received, Aug 17 2001
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this book for a birthday gift. Naturally, I was reluctant to read it at first - it sat on my nightstand for months - and yet it seemed to call out to me in clarion tones of The Truth. When I finally indulged these entreaties, I realized I had undergone something of a conversion. At last, I can freely admit that Alabama football is the most complete expression of excellence in collegiate athletics. Roll Tide Roll
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