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Sep 13, 2022 · Former sports editor Hugh "Doc" Roberts is credited with giving Alabama its Crimson Tide nickname — but that's not the whole story.
Jun 10, 2016 · 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.
Jan 7, 2019 · Hugh Roberts, sports editor for the Birmingham Age-Herald, is widely credited as being the first to use "Crimson Tide" to refer to Alabama's football team. Roberts used the term to describe...
Dec 2, 2023 · Alabama received the nickname "Crimson Tide" from Birmingham Age-Herald sports editor Hugh Roberts. The origins of this distinctive moniker can be traced back to a football game in 1907.
Jan 11, 2021 · No matter what inspired the initial use of the phrase, Alabama’s football team became known as the Crimson Tide, thanks to local newspaper coverage. Journalists are also responsible for the school’s use of an elephant mascot.
The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the intercollegiate athletic varsity teams that represent the University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa.
In short — and to no surprise — Alabama's Crimson Tide nickname originates from the football program. The name is widely believed to have its origins in the 1907 Iron Bowl matchup vs. rival...
Sep 12, 2014 · Why is Alabama called the Crimson Tide? It all started with a football game against Auburn more than 100 years ago.
Jun 30, 2020 · The University of Alabama’s colors of crimson and white were actually used for the first football season in 1892, when the team that would become known as the Crimson Tide wore a large white...
Oct 23, 2012 · Today it explains the meaning behind Alabama's elephant mascot. Nothing about No. 1 Alabama's nickname of "Crimson Tide" brings to mind the school's costumed elephant mascot, Big Al, no...
