Big Al is the University of Alabama's mascot and has been associated with the U of A since the 1930's. Alabama elephants ca. 1950s…
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The photo is of Auburn vs Georgia 1895 at Piedmont. The film was the beginning of replays in football on film. We've come…
The Iron Bowl rivalry between Auburn University and the University of Alabama "has long been reckoned as one of the most heated, if not…
Auburn officially began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892. The first Iron Bowl Game between the University of Alabama and Auburn took place at…
Controversial calls reveal difficulties before instant replay in football Transcribed from The Tuscaloosa News -November 16, 1937 We look upon the Crimson Tide with…
The 1892 Alabama Cadets football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1892 college football season. The team was led by head coach…
How many people attended the first Iron Bowl Game? I have found two different accounts with widely contrasting numbers as to how many attended…
Homecoming Day at the University of Alabama began when the University's first Alumni Homecoming was held in 1920 on Armistice Day. This joint celebration…
![Auburn football was started by Dr. George Petrie [see his bicycle built for two in this vintage film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Auburn_Football_team_1893-220x160.jpg)
![PATRON + The 1937 University of Alabama football team [see films] had some controversial calls according to this article](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Uof-A-1937-football-team-with-stars-Errol-Flynn-and-Rathbone-University-of-Alabama-Library-220x170.jpg)
![PATRON + The University of Alabama football team was represented by the Alabama cadets in 1892 [vintage pictures]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1892_Alabama_Football_Team-220x170.jpg)
