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Trails of Tradition
Fifty years since the Tide’s 1973 national championship? Say it ain’t so!
Posted by
Tommy Ford
November 7, 2023
It was December of 1973, my senior year in high school. I had recently turned 18, making me a “big…
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A Tide-Trojans thriller, Jim Nabors, and a promise kept by Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant
Posted by
Tommy Ford
October 7, 2023
A life-or-death matter, it was not. But my heart sure sank on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1977, when I received a…
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Bama grad and PGA Tour chaplain Stephen Bunn is Ryder Cup bound
Posted by
Tommy Ford
August 4, 2023
It was, as they say, the call of a lifetime. Just a few days ago, on Tuesday, July 25, around…
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Among other achievements, he's served 4,000 people and 2,400 hamburgers in one day. Just who is he?
Posted by
Tommy Ford
May 17, 2023
With a nod to the classic “What’s My Line” panel game show from the 1950s and 1960s, our subject: Graduated…
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Who’s witnessed more Alabama basketball games than anyone in history? This guy.
Posted by
Tommy Ford
March 15, 2023
As the Alabama basketball team plays its first-round NCAA tournament game today in Birmingham, there’s no better time than now…
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Content? Or Committed?
Posted by
Tommy Ford
February 2, 2023
From Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, Rich Wingo learns a valuable life lesson “No one’s ever been kicked off the team…
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Laslie’s Long-Gone National Championship Ring Finds its Way Back Home
Posted by
Tommy Ford
December 15, 2022
For Mary Lou Laslie Henry, the phone call sounded too good to be true. Way down in Alabama, on the…
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What if there hadn’t been a 40-year timeout in the Alabama-Auburn series? Here’s a theory.
Posted by
Tommy Ford
November 21, 2022
What if, after this Saturday’s Iron Bowl, the University of Alabama and Auburn University announced a pause in the rivalry…
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Interested in reading some books written by former Alabama football players? There are more than forty to choose from!
Posted by
Tommy Ford
November 5, 2022
“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book…
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Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Five)
Posted by
Tommy Ford
September 2, 2022
Good morning, Tide Nation, it’s game day! Season openers have been quite kind to the Crimson Tide over the past…
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Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Four)
Posted by
Tommy Ford
July 18, 2022
Thus far in my blog reflecting on 40 memories in my 40 years at the University of Alabama, I’ve covered…
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Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Three)
Posted by
Tommy Ford
May 16, 2022
Two blogs in, and I’ve only covered 11 “memories” over a five-year span (1982-1986). I guess I’d better get movin’,…
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Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part Two)
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Tommy Ford
April 12, 2022
In Part One of my “Forty Years, Forty Memories” blog, which is available on my www.tommyfordrealestate.com website, I took a…
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Forty Years, Forty Memories (Part One)
Posted by
Tommy Ford
March 10, 2022
Recently I “celebrated,” if you will, my 40-year anniversary of being hired at the University of Alabama. To me, there’s…
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The 2020 Crimson Tide: A Story of Greatness
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Tommy Ford
December 3, 2021
By Tommy Ford What is your favorite Crimson Tide national championship team? The 1961 squad (Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s first…
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"A Vision for Mac" helps propel Mac Jones to a National Championship
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Tommy Ford
October 14, 2021
In early 2018, just a few weeks following the Tua-to-DeVonta 2nd & 26 heroics in the Crimson Tide’s stunning national…
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From "P.O.T.T" to "TIDE PRIDE" (Part Three)
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Tommy Ford
August 8, 2021
Whereas the first two parts of “From P.O.T.T. to TIDE PRIDE” covered the creation of TIDE PRIDE in 1987-88 and…
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From "P.O.T.T." to "TIDE PRIDE" (Part Two)
Posted by
Tommy Ford
July 8, 2021
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”:…
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From “P.O.T.T.” to “TIDE PRIDE” (Part One)
Posted by
Tommy Ford
June 3, 2021
There was a day, back in the spring of 1987, when the Crimson Tide could've gone to pot. As you…
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In the fight of his life, Pizzitola maintains an inspiring attitude
Posted by
Tommy Ford
April 12, 2021
Never, more than today, is Alan Pizzitola fighting so hard.
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