🏈 Alabama Football: The 25 Most Beloved Figures in Tide History

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Larry Burton (Syndicated Writer) Beloved sports figures means many things. It could mean the players was great, it could mean he was just admired for other things other than his sport or maybe it just means he was loved for who he was and the cirmstances of his destiny with a team.

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[4th-and-1]

there has got to be a pretty good argument for jay barker..

he was the poster boy of bama football for almost a decade

 

[Duder]

"Biscuit" was supposed to be an ethnic slur? Is that right? That is waaaay different than the story he told at his football camps. He days it is a nickname he's had since he was a child; his family gave it to him because he would use biscuits to "sop" syrup or something with.

 

[Duder]

there has got to be a pretty good argument for jay barker..

he was the poster boy of bama football for almost a decade

I tend to agree with you. I would put Barker on the list before Cody

 

[4th-and-1]

I tend to agree with you. I would put Barker on the list before Cody

deffinately before cody.. but i can see why cody is there too.. he made what would probably be a top ten play in bama history..

 

[psychojoe]

Bennett was "Biscuit" at least as far back as when he played at Ensley HS. I'd always heard he had the nickname because of the large number of biscuits he consuned.

No John Hannah? No Dwight Stephenson? No Major Ogilvie? No Jeremiah Castille? Bobby Humphrey? I realize it is difficult to limit yourself to 25, but I would have put all of these on my 25.

 

[psychojoe]

How on earth could you leave Derrick Thomas off a list like that?

 

[Hoos4Tide]

deffinately before cody.. but i can see why cody is there too.. he made what would probably be a top ten play in bama history..

Well there's the play he made, but also, think about how really "beloved" Cody was though, this list isn't just "greatest players"

 

[shipley00]

How on earth could you leave Derrick Thomas off a list like that?

Thank you!!!

 

[BamaFan615]

Thank you!!!

Not having Derrick Thomas is down right crazy...two more that I would have certainly added would be DeMeco Ryans and David Palmer

 

[4th-and-1]

i didn't even notice that DT wasn't on there.. i guess in my mind he was a given..

he might actually be #1 for alot of people

 

[RollTideinGA]

Well as soon as I saw it was from Belacherreport I didnt even read it. But if you are talking 25 most "beloved" it is a crime if DT is not on there. As for the other names mentioned above you are looking at over what 120 years of Alabama football and to limit it to 25 some will be left out.