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The "Red Elephants" rolled over Washington State 24-0 in the Rose Bowl and were declared National Champions. The story of how Alabama became associated with the "elephant" goes back to the 1930 season when Coach Wallace Wade had assembled a great football team.
Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. History. On October 8, 1930, a sportswriter for the Atlanta Journal, Everett Strupper, wrote about the previous weekend's Alabama - Ole Miss football game.
Nothing about No. 1 Alabama's nickname of "Crimson Tide" brings to mind the school's costumed elephant mascot, Big Al, no matter how hard you try.
Explained: Why Alabama's Mascot is an Elephant Named Big Al. By Patrick Pinak | April 22, 2023. Only University of Alabama Crimson Tide fans know everything about their program's history. They damn sure know how legendary coach Bear Bryant earned his nickname off a $1 challenge.
If you’re a college football fan, you also probably know Alabama’s mascot is an elephant, and… what does that have to do with Crimson Tide? The answer, according to Alabama’s athletics ...
The Alabama Crimson Tide boasts one of the most unique mascots in college football — an elephant named “Big Al.” While Alabama is celebrated for its athletic success, with 16 national...
Big Al, Alabama's elephant mascot, has roamed the sidelines for more than 30 years. But the history of the Crimson Tide's mascot began decades earlier at an Alabama-Ole Miss football game.
Despite being officially known as the Crimson Tide, Alabama's mascot is an elephant. Why? Once again, the answer comes from the football program, this time the 1930 iteration of the team, led by...
One often-reported story is the university owned and boarded an elephant named Alamite that was eventually sold because it cost too much to feed and carry on a train for away games. Perhaps the earliest documented evidence was homecoming for the 1947 Alabama-LSU game.
Anyone familiar with Alabama football knows that although their athletics nickname is the “Crimson Tide,” their mascot is an elephant. There’s no clear connection between crimson and elephants, nor the “Roll Tide” shout, so how did this come to be?