The cultural importance of College football in the South is embodied in the Iron Bowl, the annual meeting of Auburn University and the University of Alabama. The rivalry stretches back [more]

Dothan native Johnny Mack Brown gained fame in two very different arenas: college football and Hollywood Westerns. A gifted athlete, he first achieved notoriety as an All-American running back for [more]

In 1982, the NCAA introduced women’s gymnastics as a championship sport.  Since then only six universities have claimed the overall Division I championship. The Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team, coached [more]

Industrial league baseball, a form of semi-professional baseball, was an integral part of many Alabama communities during much of the twentieth century. In Alabama the strongest of these leagues was [more]

The Alabama Gang was a tremendous force in NASCAR in the 1970’s and 80’s, winning multiple awards, races, and championships. In 1959, stock car driver Bobby Allison was travelling through [more]

Tuskegee Institute graduate Nell Jackson was the first black head coach for a U.S. Olympic track and field team. She served as the head coach of the women’s team at [more]

The infamous Goal Line Stand is one of the most celebrated moments in Alabama sports history.  The Alabama Crimson Tide was leading in the 1979 Sugar Bowl by a single [more]

Born Henry Louis Aaron on February 5, 1934, in Mobile, baseball icon Hank Aaron first honed his baseball skills while growing up in Alabama. He is best known for breaking [more]

The Heisman Memorial Trophy is the oldest, most prestigious award in college football and state teams have produced five winners.  Two Auburn quarterbacks have won the Heisman – Pat Sullivan [more]

Olympian Jesse Owens dominated the 1936 Olympics with four track and field gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump, and the 4 x 100-meter relay. [more]