Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Did you notice?

In his season debut for the St. Louis Cardinals, former Alabama pitcher Wade LeBlanc tossed 4 1/3 innings, struck out two batters and only allowed one run in a 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Alabama swimming is getting a new assistant coach in former California assistant Roman Willets.

Cal Volunteer Assistant Roman Willets Will Join Alabama Swimming Staff https://t.co/XfrDrepmsl
— SwimSwam (@swimswamnews) June 29, 2021

Meanwhile, let's check on Alabama offensive lineman Evan Neal in the weight room:

@ENeal73 hit 5808 watts on a split jump today. 2000 watts is good. We’ve got a lot of guys over 4000 now but 5808 is the highest number I’ve ever seen….by far! This guy is different. pic.twitter.com/5SOvAdpmNN
— Matt Rhea, PhD (@MattRheaPhD) June 28, 2021

Former Alabama basketball player Ricky Tarrant has re-signed with Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israeli National League:

ריקי טרנט חוזר!
הגארד האמריקאי בן ה-28, שהצטרף למכבי עירוני רמת-גן בדצמבר האחרון, סיכם לעונה נוספת.

טרנט סיים את העונה החולפת עם ממוצעים של 18.2 נקודות (השתדרג ל-21 נק' בממוצע ב-9 המשחקים האחרונים), 4.7 ריבאונדים ו-5 אסיסטים. pic.twitter.com/6bU2PtH8I3
— Maccabi Ironi Ramat-Gan Basketball Club (@IroniGan) June 28, 2021

This will be something to keep an eye on for this week and moving forward:

Yes, we are putting the finishing touches on it now. It will be released tomorrow afternoon. #RollTide https://t.co/vhqhxPMsVq
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) June 28, 2021

Countdown to the Crimson Tide's 2021 opener:

67 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

June 29, 1970: Scott Hunter, quarterback of the Crimson Tide, was off to visit American troops in Vietnam on a trip sponsored by the NCAA. Joining Hunter on the trip were Missouri's Mel Gray, Notre Dame's Larry DiNardo, Texas' Scott Henderson and NCAA official Chuck Neinas. Hunter was recommended for the trip by Ole Miss head coach Johnny Vaught. — Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide quote of the day

“I’ve never had more fun making a movie.” — Gary Busey on making the movie “The Bear.” Today is his birthday.

We'll leave you with this ...

.@ohthatsNajee22 is an inspiration. He experienced homelessness & eviction at a young age and is now paying it forward.

Homelessness can be solved & California is tackling it through Homekey. pic.twitter.com/Y4ZqfNKRMS
— California Governor (@CAgovernor) June 29, 2021