Crimson Tide Roll Call: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Today is …
National Fudge Day.
Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2022 opener
79 days
Did You Notice?
On This Date in Crimson Tide History:
June 16, 1953: General Motors announced it will sponsor 11 complete football games on 82 NBC stations during the '53 season, including the October 17 Alabama-Tennessee game from Legion Field in Birmingham. University alumnus Mel Allen and Tennessee graduate Lindsey Nelson would be the announcers for the contest.
June 16, 1996: On the same day that legendary sportscaster Mel Allen (known as the “Voice of the Yankees”) died in Greenwich, Connecticut, future Alabama linebacker Christian Miller was born in Columbia, South Carolina.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
“I was in the right place at the right time.” — Mel Allen, who not only graduated from the University of Alabama, but from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1937.
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