Main article: Bryant-Denny Stadium

The Hank Crisp Indoor Facility, opened in 1986, houses a 110-yard football practice field. The facility features AstroPlay synthetic turf and is fully heated and air conditioned. In addition to the football practice field, the Crisp Facility also contains four tennis courts and offices for tennis coaches and assistants as well as a lounge for players.^[3]

Alabama has participated in an NCAA-record 54 bowl games, compiling a bowl record of 30-21-3 through the 2006 season.

Alabama has had 92 players honored 103 times as First-Team All-Americans.

• Shaun Alexander, RB, 1999
• Jay Barker, QB, 1994
• Cornelius Bennett, LB, 1984-1986
• Thomas Boyd, LB, 1980-1981
• Buddy Brown, OT, 1973
• Jim Bunch, OT, 1979
• Johnny Cain, FB/P, 1931-1932
• Jeremiah Castille, CB, 1982
• Richard Cole, DT, 1966
• Leroy Cook, DE, 1974-1975
• John Copeland, DE, 1992
• Carey Cox, C, 1939
• Paul Crane, LB/C, 1965
• Sylvester Croom, C, 1974
• Eric Curry, DE, 1992
• Joe Domnanovich, C, 1942
• Cecil Dowdy, OT, 1966
• Philip Doyle, K, 1990
• Wayne Freeman, OG, 1964
• Sam Gellerstadt, NG, 1968
• Harry Gilmer, HB, 1945
• Mike Hall, LB, 1968
• Jon Hand, DT, 1985
• John Hannah, OG, 1972
• Tony Holm, FB, 1929
• Dennis Homan, SE, 1967
• Millard "Dixie" Howell, QB, 1934
• A.T.S. "Pooley" Hubert, QB, 1925
• Bobby Humphrey, TB, 1986-1987
• Tom Hupke, OG, 1933
• Don Hutson, SE, 1934
• Kevin Jackson, SS, 1996
• Bobby Johns, DB, 1966-1967
• Lee Roy Jordon, LB, 1962
• E.J. Junior, DE, 1980
• Dan Kearly, DT, 1964
• Kermit Kendrick, DB, 1988
• Joe Kilgrow, HB, 1937
• Jim Krapf, C, 1972
• Barry Krauss, LB, 1978
• Antonio Langham, CB, 1992-1993
• Bill Lee, DT, 1934
• Woodrow Lowe, LB, 1973-1975
• Marty Lyons, DT, 1978
• Keith McCants, LB, 1989
• Don McNeal, CB, 1979
• Vaughn Mancha, C, 1945
• John Mangum, CB, 1989
• Bobby Marlow, HB, 1952
• George Mason, OT, 1954
• John Mitchell, DE, 1972
• Leroy Monsky, OG, 1937
• Johnny Musso, HB, 1970-1971
• Michael Myers, DE, 1996
• Billy Neighbors, OT, 1961
• James "Bubber" Nesbit, FB, 1936
• Joe Namath, QB, 1964
• Ozzie Newsome, SE, 1977
• David Palmer, FL, 1993
• Ray Perkins, SE, 1966
• Fred Pickhard, OT, 1926
• Mike Pitts, DE, 1982
• Michael Proctor, PK, 1993-1994
• Holt Rast, DE, 1941
• David Ray, PK, 1964
• Larry Rose, OG, 1988
• Dwayne Rudd, LB, 1996
• James Ryba, DT, 1937
• DeMeco Ryans, LB, 2005
• Ed Salem, HB, 1950
• Alvin Samples, OG, 1969
• Chris Samuels, OT, 1999
• Fred Sington, OT, 1929-1930
• Steve Sloan, QB, 1969
• Riley Smith, QB, 1935
• Kenny Stabler, QB, 1967
• Dwight Stephenson, C, 1979
• Robert Stewart, NT, 1991
• Derrick Thomas, LB, 1988
• John Henry Suther, HB, 1930
• Van Tiffin, PK, 1986
• W.T. "Bully" VandeGraaff, OT, 1915
• Mike Washington, CB, 1974
• Wayne Wheeler, SE, 1973
• Arthur "Tarzan" White, OG, 1936
• Don Whitmire, OT, 1942
• Tommy Wilcox, S, 1981-1982
• Hoyt "Wu" Winslett, DE, 1926

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There have been 16 former players and 3 former coaches of Alabama to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

• Cornelius Bennett, LB, 2005
• Johnny Mack Brown, HB, 1957
• Johnny Cain, FB, 1973
• Harry Gilmer, HB, 1993
• John Hannah, OG, 1999
• Frank Howard, OG, 1989
• Millard "Dixie" Howell, HB, 1970
• A.T.S. "Pooley" Hubert, QB, 1964
• Don Hutson, E, 1951
• Lee Roy Jordan, LB, 1983
• Vaughn Mancha, C, 1990
• Johnny Musso, HB, 2000
• Billy Neighbors, OT, 2003
• Ozzie Newsome, SE, 1994
• Fred Sington, OT, 1993
• Riley Smith, QB, 1985
• Don Whitmire, OT, 1956

• Paul "Bear" Bryant, 1986
• Frank Thomas, 1951
• Wallace Wade, 1955

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Although no Crimson Tide player has ever won a Heisman Trophy, some notable players have finished in the top five of Heisman voting several times.

Main article: Iron Bowl

Alabama's rivalry with Auburn is known as the Iron Bowl. The Iron Bowl is considered by many to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rivalries in all of sports. The outcome of the game determines who will have bragging rights in the state of Alabama for the next year. Because the rivalry is so intense, many families, marriages, and other groups are split over their respective teams. The rivalry regularly has implications in the SEC Championship Game, often determining who will represent the West division. The first Iron Bowl was in 1893, however, play between the two schools was suspended because of, among other reasons, financial causes. The game has been played annually since play was resumed in 1948. The Iron Bowl is best known for its years of play at Birmingham's Legion Field. Alabama has lost the last five and is 0-4 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, but leads the series 38-32-1.

Named the Third Saturday in October.

Alabama versus LSU is a major rivalry within the SEC. In 2006, LSU defeated Alabama 28 to 14. Since 1992's conference alignment, LSU and Alabama have played every year. This has increased an existing rivalry between these two traditional football powerhouses. The significance of this rivalry increases greatly with Alabama's hiring of former LSU coach Nick Saban.

Alabama has more Super Bowl winning quarterbacks than any other school, with 3. Bart Starr won Super Bowls I and II with the Green Bay Packers, Joe Namath won Super Bowl III with the New York Jets, and Ken Stabler won Super Bowl XI with the Oakland Raiders.

• Don Hutson, E, 1963
• John Hannah, OG, 1991
• Joe Namath, QB, 1985
• Ozzie Newsome, SE, 1999
• Bart Starr, QB, 1977
• Dwight Stephenson, C, 1998

• Shaun Alexander, RB, Seattle Seahawks
• Mark Anderson, DE, Chicago Bears
• Wesley Britt, OT, New England Patriots
• Anthony Bryant, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Fernando Bryant, CB, Detroit Lions
• Brodie Croyle, QB, Kansas City Chiefs
• Alonzo Ephraim, C, Cleveland Browns
• Cornelius Griffin, DT, Washington Redskins
• Roman Harper, SS, New Orleans Saints
• Jarrett Johnson, DE, Baltimore Ravens
• Anthony Madison, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Evan Mathis, OG, Carolina Panthers
• Kindal Moorehead, DT, Carolina Panthers
• Michael Myers, DT, Denver Broncos
• Derrick Pope, LB, Miami Dolphins
• Antwan Odom, DE, Tennessee Titans
• DeMeco Ryans, LB, Houston Texans
• Chris Samuels, OT, Washington Redskins
• Justin Smiley, OG, San Francisco 49ers
• Deshea Townsend, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Shaud Williams, RB, Buffalo Bills

Main article: University of Alabama traditions

Alabama's troubles with the NCAA began in 1994, when word of two events surfaced that would eventually lead to probation. First, Gene Jelks, who played for Alabama from 1985-1989, claimed he received improper loans from an Alabama booster. The second involves Antonio Langham, who made a verbal agreement with an agent and signed a cocktail napkin in the hours after Alabama defeated Miami in the 1993 Sugar Bowl to win the National Championship. Alabama head coach Gene Stallings found out about this incident during the 1993 season and suspended Langham for 2 games during the 1993 season, including the SEC Championship Game against Florida; however, Stallings did not report the incident to the NCAA. After an investigation, the NCAA handed down penalties against Alabama, among which were a 1 year postseason ban (1995 season), a loss of 22 athletic scholarships over 2 years (1995-1996), 3 years probation, and forfeiture of all games in which Langham played in the 1993 season.

The central event leading up to Alabama's most recent troubles with the NCAA was the recruitment of defensive lineman Albert Means in Memphis. During the 2000 season, Milton Kirk, an assistant football coach at Means's high school (Trezevant High School) in Memphis, Tennessee, claimed that an Alabama booster, Logan Young, paid Trezevant head coach, Lynn Lang, US$200,000 to encourage Means to go to Alabama.^[4] The investigation that followed eventually led to criminal charges against Young, Kirk, and Lang as well as sanctions against Alabama. Because the NCAA considered Alabama a repeat offender, the sanctions were especially harsh, and included a 2 year bowl ban (2002-2003), a loss of 21 scholarships over 3 years (2003-2005), and five years probation. The investigation was very controversial: it involved a secret witness, who was later identified as Phillip Fulmer, the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, one of Alabama's rivals.^[5]

Many Alabama fans believe that the NCAA was unfair in their handling of the most recent sanctions.^[6] One area of contention was Alabama's repeat offender status. The reason for this status was an incident which occurred with the basketball team in 1998. Assistant basketball coach Tyrone Beamon met with two Alabama boosters from Mongomery to solicit funds to lure a top Houston, Texas prep hoops star to Alabama. The boosters reported this incident to the Alabama athletic department, who fired Beamon and reported the incident to the NCAA. Because this incident took place while the football team was still serving a 3 year probation for the Jelks/Langham scandals, the repeat violator window was extended, even though the Beamon case involved the basketball team, not the football team, and the Alabama athletic department received praise for the way in which the case was handled.^[7]

Alabama was involved in a scandal with would-be head coach Mike Price. In December 2002, Price was hired in principle to replace Dennis Franchione as the head coach at Alabama. But in May of 2003 his contract offer was rescinded shortly after news reports surfaced of an incident during a trip to Pensacola, Florida where Price was playing in a golf tournament. Price was never officially the coach at Alabama, as he never signed a contract to do so.

These news reports said that Price had spent hundreds of dollars at a strip club, and the next morning, a woman ordered about US$1,000 of room service and charged it to Price's hotel bill.^[8] A story in Sports Illustrated further alleged that Price had sex with two women in his hotel room later that evening, that he went to the club immediately upon arriving in Pensacola, that he touched a dancer in a semi-private area of the club, that he fondled a waitress, that a woman left Price's hotel room the next morning, and that Price had previously bought alcohol for female students and had propositioned them. These allegations led to a US$20 million libel and defamation suit against Sports Illustrated.^[9] Price received some vindication in 2005 when the magazine settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum; the article's author, Don Yaeger, was later criticized for his heavy use of anonymous sources, for a payment made to one of those sources, and for his failure to take notes during those conversations.

Radio Flagship: WACT-AM 1420 and WRTR-FM 105.9 in Tuscaloosa

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