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Alabama Sports Hall of Fame honors former Crimson Tide players Wilbur Jackson, John Mitchell
Jackson was the first Black scholarship athlete to sign with the Crimson Tide, back in 1970. Mitchell was the first Black player to enter a game playing for the team, that happening in 1971.