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  2. Samuel A. Beatty - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Alston "Sam" Beatty (April 23, 1923 – May 21, 2014) was an American jurist and educator. Born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Beatty graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1939. He was enrolled as a student at the University of Alabama when he and his friends listened to the news broadcast of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on ...

  3. Robert J. Van de Graaff - Wikipedia

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    In Tuscaloosa, Robert received his B.S. in mathematics (1922) and M.S. in mechanical engineering (1923) from The University of Alabama where he was a founding member of The Castle Club (later became Mu Chapter [4] of Theta Tau). After a year working for the Alabama Power Company, Van de Graaff attended the Marie Curie lectures at the Sorbonne ...

  4. Fuller Kimbrell - Wikipedia

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    Fuller Asbury Kimbrell (June 22, 1909 – June 17, 2013) was an American politician and author. Born in Berry, Alabama, he owned metal pipe and asphalt plants and a John Deere dealership. He served in the Alabama State Senate from 1947 to 1955 as a Democrat and was an advisor to the Governors of Alabama. Kimbrell served as Alabama State Finance ...

  5. Ryan deGraffenried Sr. - Wikipedia

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    DeGraffenried ran for Governor of Alabama on two occasions (1962 and 1966). On his first attempt, he was defeated in the Democratic primary runoff by George Wallace, who was later elected Governor. In 1966, DeGraffenried ran again as a moderate, supporting racial integration. He sought to succeed the Dixiecrat -style Wallace, who was prohibited ...

  6. Rufus Deal - Wikipedia

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    Rufus Copeland Deal (December 7, 1917 – March 14, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the former Washington Redskins (now the Washington Commanders). He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted in the third round of the 1942 NFL draft. An Alabama native, Copeland attended ...

  7. Lena Prewitt - Wikipedia

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    Lena Burrell Prewitt[1] (February 17, 1931 – February 14, 2024) was the first African-American female professor to be appointed at the University of Alabama. [2] Originally from Boiling Springs, Alabama (Wilcox County), Prewitt earned her master's degree in 1955 and her EdD in 1961. [3] She is notable for having worked with Wernher von Braun ...

  8. Walt Maddox - Wikipedia

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    Walter Thomas Maddox (born December 27, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the 36th mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council and as executive director of personnel for Tuscaloosa City Schools. Maddox was a field director for the Alabama Education Association from 1996 ...

  9. Ken Stabler - Wikipedia

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    Stabler died of colon cancer on July 8, 2015, at the age of 69. He had been diagnosed with the disease in February 2015. After some initial confusion when The Tuscaloosa News leaked a draft obituary for Stabler before word of his death could be confirmed, his family confirmed his death in a statement issued on July 9. [51] [52]

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