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The Extra Point: DeVonta Smith Throwback Edition

It's almost been a month since the Slim Reaper was honored at Denny Chimes for being a team captain during the 2019-20 seasons
The Extra Point: DeVonta Smith Throwback Edition
The Extra Point: DeVonta Smith Throwback Edition

Sometimes, even the best of things can still slip through the cracks. 

This video is good example. 

Roughly a month ago, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith was among those being honored during the annual Walk of Fame ceremony at Denny Chimes. 

Per Crimson Tide tradition, the team captains for the previous season are annually honored on A-Day, with their hand and foot prints placed in cement at the base of Denny Chimes. It's considered one of the biggest honors in collegiate sports, and one of the few opportunities for an athlete to physically become part of the campus. 

Because the coronavirus pandemic led to the cancelation of all spring sports in 2020, Alabama honored two classes of captains this year. 

The 2019 permanent captains were linebacker Anfernee Jennings, safety Xavier McKinney, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Smith.

The 2020 captains were center Landon Dickerson, quarterback Mac Jones, offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and Smith, making him a two-time honoree.

The video seen here was never used on BamaCentral. It wasn't by choice, so much, just there was a lot going on that day. 

Smith's accomplishments at Alabama were pretty remarkable. They include: 

  • Won 2020 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Biletnikoff Award
  • Selected as the Associated Press Player of the Year, the first wide receiver to win the award
  • 2020 Unanimous All-American
  • 2020 SEC Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2020 All-SEC; 2019 All-SEC (AP)
  • Alabama's first recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, as the nation's most versatile player
  • Only receiver in SEC history with multiple career games totaling four or more receiving touchdowns.

If you ask him, though, being twice voted team captain by his teammates is right up there with them. 

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 26 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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