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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Today is …

National Seashell Day.

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2022 opener

74 days

Did You Notice?

Former Alabama softball pitcher Sarah Cornell was inducted into the New York Softball Hall of Fame.

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

June 21, 1955: Football quarterback Albert Elmore, Jr., from Troy, was named as the new A-Club President for 1955-56. Elmore was the son of Albert Elmore, an end on the '31 Rose Bowl team.

June 21, 1990: JaMychal Green was born in Montgomery.

June 21, 2013: Alabama superfan Dick Coffee died at the age of 91. Beginning with the season opener in 1946, he attended 781 consecutive games and 51 consecutive bowl games. The last time he saw the Crimson Tide play was the 42-14 victory over Notre Dame in the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Fla. In 2010, ESPN.com named Coffee the No. 1 college football superfan in America.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"When you make a mistake, admit it; learn from it and don't repeat it." — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We’ll leave you with this …

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Joey Blackwell
JOEY BLACKWELL

Joey Blackwell is an award-winning journalist and assistant editor for BamaCentral and has covered the Crimson Tide since 2018. He primarily covers Alabama football, men's basketball and baseball, but also covers a wide variety of other sports. Joey earned his bachelor's degree in History from Birmingham-Southern College in 2014 before graduating summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in 2020 with a degree in News Media. He has also been featured in a variety of college football magazines, including Lindy's Sports and BamaTime.

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