A Clash of Titans

Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the University of Alabama. What we know as the powerhouse SEC gridiron team of the Tide had very humble beginnings. 'Bama undergrad, William G. Little, a student of Law, learned how to play football while attending prep school in Andover, Massachusetts and began teaching the sport to fellow Alabama students in early 1892. Later in the year, the school formed an official team of 19 players, with Little as captain and E. B. Beaumont as head coach. This storied program program as so far claimed 18 national championships, including 13 wire-service national titles in the poll-era, and five other titles before the poll-era. From 1958 to 1982, the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who won six national titles with the program. Current Coach Nick Saban has brought even more glory and National titles to the school. Other legends that roamed the side line as head coach are; Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Harold D. "Red" Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, and Joe Kines. There have been numerous star players that have come through the Alabama program including Joe Namath, Johnny Mack Brown, John Hannah, Don Hutson, Ozzie Newsome, Bart Starr, and Ken Stabler, however, it was not until 2009 that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram II became the university's first winner. In 2015, Derrick Henry became the university's second Heisman winner. Check out the internet's top posts on the history of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team by joining us in the celebration of college football history. There have been some of #CFB's best players, coaches, teams, and memories when 'Bama football takes the gridiron, and we have many of them collected here so you can remember how the Roll Tide Roll works. See the best web posts that tell the Tide's story below.