Crimson Tide Roll Call: December 4, 2021

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule
- Football vs Georgia, SEC Championship, Atlanta, Ga., 3 p.m. CT, CBS, FuboTV
- Men's Basketball vs Gonzaga at Battle In Seattle, Seattle, Wash., 7 p.m. CT, ESPN2
Crimson Tide Results
Women's Basketball: Alabama 77, Houston 67
Did you notice?
- Alabama gymnastics got to host its annual Stallings RISE Center Holiday Party for children from the RISE Center after a one-year hiatus due to COVID
One of our favorite days of the year ... the annual Bama Gymnastics/Stallings RISE Center Holiday Party!#Team48 | #RISEHolidayParty | #RollTide pic.twitter.com/YlwUWY3op6
— Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) December 4, 2021
- Four Alabama swimmers will take part in the 2021 FINA World Championships in Abu Dhabi along with assistant coach Ozzie Quevedo who will be a part of the Team USA coaching staff
We've got 4⃣ swimmers headed to the 2021 FINA World Championships in Abu Dhabi, Dec. 16-21!
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) December 3, 2021
🌊🌊🌊🌊https://t.co/Bt7IXoEMqb#BamaSpeed | #WhereLegendsAreMade | #RollTide pic.twitter.com/57V47J6avA
- The Crimson Tide connection in the NBA... Herb Jones with the assist to Kira Lewis Jr. for the Pelicans
KIRA FOR THREE
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 4, 2021
📺: @BallySportsNOLA
📻: @ESPNRadioNOLA pic.twitter.com/orvc7soCPJ
On This Date in Crimson Tide History
December 4, 1948: In the first meeting of the revived rivalry between Alabama and Auburn, the Crimson Tide crushed the Tigers at Legion Field, 55-0. The first touchdown was a 6-yard pass from Gordon Pettus to Butch Avinger. – Bryant Museum
December 4, 1986: Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett was awarded the Lombardi Trophy in Houston.
December 4, 2012: Barrett Jones became the first player from Alabama to win the William V. Campbell Trophy, the academic Heisman Trophy. Jones was named the best scholar-athlete in the nation as part of the 55th National Football Foundation Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day
“The first time you quit, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant
We'll leave you with this...
Finish what we started! 🙌#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/zighQ62pyc
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) December 4, 2021

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.
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