The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at the University of Alabama

by Winston Groom

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 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

Genres: Sports

288 pages, Hardcover

First published August 28, 2000

About the author

Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film in 1994. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Army ROTC, and graduated in 1965. He served in the Army from 1965 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. Groom devoted his time to writing history books about American wars. More recently he had lived in Point Clear, Alabama, and Long Island, New York.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I graciously received this book for free through first reads. I was not into Alabama football until I read this book. This author gives us the history of the team right from start including the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all. Very interesting book which I am sure current fans will love and will bring in new fans. The pictures in this book are wonderful and numerous. My only complaint is that they gave a shout out to my alma mater, but it wasn't exactly a complimentary shout out and they got it wrong-- it's Slippery Rock University, not Slippery Rock College.