Who’s witnessed more Alabama basketball games than anyone in history? This guy.
As the Alabama basketball team plays its first-round NCAA tournament game today in Birmingham, there’s no better time than now…
Content? Or Committed?
From Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, Rich Wingo learns a valuable life lesson “No one’s ever been kicked off the team…
Laslie’s Long-Gone National Championship Ring Finds its Way Back Home
For Mary Lou Laslie Henry, the phone call sounded too good to be true. Way down in Alabama, on the…
What if there hadn’t been a 40-year timeout in the Alabama-Auburn series? Here’s a theory.
What if, after this Saturday’s Iron Bowl, the University of Alabama and Auburn University announced a pause in the rivalry…
Interested in reading some books written by former Alabama football players? There are more than forty to choose from!
“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book…
Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Five)
Good morning, Tide Nation, it’s game day! Season openers have been quite kind to the Crimson Tide over the past…
Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Four)
Thus far in my blog reflecting on 40 memories in my 40 years at the University of Alabama, I’ve covered…
Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Three)
Two blogs in, and I’ve only covered 11 “memories” over a five-year span (1982-1986). I guess I’d better get movin’,…
Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Two)
In Part One of my “Forty Years, Forty Memories” blog, which is available on my www.tommyfordrealestate.com website, I took a…
Forty Years, Forty Memories
Recently I “celebrated,” if you will, my 40-year anniversary of being hired at the University of Alabama. To me, there’s…
The 2020 Crimson Tide: A Story of Greatness
By Tommy Ford What is your favorite Crimson Tide national championship team? The 1961 squad (Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s first…
"A Vision for Mac" helps propel Mac Jones to a National Championship
In early 2018, just a few weeks following the Tua-to-DeVonta 2nd & 26 heroics in the Crimson Tide’s stunning national…
From "P.O.T.T" to "TIDE PRIDE" (Part Three)
Whereas the first two parts of “From P.O.T.T. to TIDE PRIDE” covered the creation of TIDE PRIDE in 1987-88 and…
From "P.O.T.T." to "TIDE PRIDE" (Part Two)
From “P.O.T.T.” to “TIDE PRIDE” (Part Two) (Click on this link for Part One of “From P.O.T.T. to TIDE PRIDE”:…
From “P.O.T.T.” to “TIDE PRIDE” (Part One)
There was a day, back in the spring of 1987, when the Crimson Tide could've gone to pot. As you…
In the fight of his life, Pizzitola maintains an inspiring attitude
Never, more than today, is Alan Pizzitola fighting so hard.