Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Today is …
National Coast Guard Day. It's also National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, so that also gives you a means for how to celebrate.
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Crimson Tide in the Olympics Results
Baseball:
Semifinal: Team USA (David Robertson) 3, Dominican Republic 1. David Robertson earned the save.
Golf:
Stephanie Meadow (Ireland) was on the course at midnight CT, playing the first round.
Track & Field:
Men's 200m, Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago), won his heat in 20.52 seconds, finished third in semifinal at 20.21 to advance.
Women's 400m, Natassha McDonald (Canada, did not advance out of her heat .
Crimson Tide in the Olympics Schedule
Wednesday
Golf: Individual Stroke Play Round Two (Stephanie Meadow, Ireland), 5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Track and Field
Men's Hammer Throw (Daniel Haugh), 6:15 a.m. (Peacock)
Men's 200 (Jereem Richards, Trinidad & Tobago), 7:55 a.m. (Peacock)
Women's 4x100m Relay (Remona Burchell, Jamaica), 8 p.m. (USA Network)
Thursday
Golf: Individual Stroke Play Round Three (Stephanie Meadow, Ireland), 5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Track and Field
Women's 4 x 400m (Natassha McDonald), 5:25 a.m. (Peacock)
Men's 400m (Kirani James, Grenada), 7 a.m. (Peacock)
Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2020 opener
31 days
On This Date in Crimson Tide History:
August 4, 1926: Coach Wallace Wade welcomed back 40 players from the reigning Rose Bowl and National Championship team of '25. Serving as captain was halfback Emile "Red" Barnes. End Wu Winslett and tackle Fred Pickhard were considered to be promising stars for Alabama.
August 4, 1955: Bob Baumhower, the former Alabama standout, All-Pro defensive lineman and restaurant owner, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
August 4, 1992: Former Alabama quarterback Jake Coker was born in Mobile.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
“It’s fun. It’s awesome to finally get to use a helmet.” — Tua Tagovailoa on training camp starting up in 2019
