🏈 Days until game 1 by jersey number

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Even though he did change to 78, Buddy Aydelette started out as a 76.

 

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DJ Fluker

I remember meeting him when he was on his recruiting trip (met him and AJ at the same time). I shook his hand. And that dude has the biggest damn hands I've ever seen on a human being. He was smaller than he wound up as a senior (same height, but had less muscle), and he was big THEN. But the thing that stood out was he was super nice and kept saying "Yes, sir" and "No. sir" to all of us who asked questions. VERY polite and was always smiling.

 

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Barrett Jones

 

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Hoping the young man develops into his potential. Wilkin Fromby.

 

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Proctor

 

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Cam Robinson.

 

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Jonah Williams

 

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Have to put Hannah in here, too.

 

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Have to put Hannah in here, too.

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Would love to learn more about this guy. Always see folks talk about him on here and how tough and good he was. Was he just mean in general or turned it on when he walked on the field? I know he has a great pro career as well and one of the best ever.

 

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Would love to learn more about this guy. Always see folks talk about him on here and how tough and good he was. Was he just mean in general or turned it on when he walked on the field? I know he has a great pro career as well and one of the best ever.

Rumored he was so mean Coach Bryant made him practice by himself.

 

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Would love to learn more about this guy. Always see folks talk about him on here and how tough and good he was. Was he just mean in general or turned it on when he walked on the field? I know he has a great pro career as well and one of the best ever.

One of the doctors I worked with was a freshman when Hannah was a junior. Doctor Hollis was a DL and had to go against Hannah quite a bit. Back in those days freshman didn't get to play with the varsity squad and were used a lot during practice. He said he got the best of Hannah in practice one time and coach Bryant called Hannah out with the megaphone when Doctor Hollis got by him. Hollis said he paid dearly the rest of practice for that. Also hazing was more acceptable and had to wash Hannah's laundry fold it for him.

IIRC Hannah used a chunk of his sign on bonus with New England to help Croyle make the purchase for the land where the Big Oak Ranch now sits.

 

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Would love to learn more about this guy. Always see folks talk about him on here and how tough and good he was. Was he just mean in general or turned it on when he walked on the field? I know he has a great pro career as well and one of the best ever.

@BamaFan334 here is some reading and viewing for you. I enjoyed looking for it and reading it and watching it myself.

Alabama’s No. 73 might be the best offensive lineman in football history

John Hannah was two-time All-American for Crimson Tide in early 1970s

www.al.com

Do Your Life: John Hannah

The ‘biggest lesson’ that John Hannah learned from Bear Bryant

‘The best offensive lineman of all time’ was an Alabama All-American before starring for the New England Patriots.

www.al.com

Some good highlights on this video, I'm not much for the narrative:

Finally, this is the cover story from Sports Illustrated declaring Hannah the best NFL O lineman of all time. It makes me sad to read it, because of how good SI was when print was king. You'll also note that swaths of this article have been lifted for some of the stuff up above.

John Hannah Doesn't Fiddle Around

See now, it's starting. Ah, what a parade. Simply magnificent. All the great linemen in NFL history, the offensive linemen, those quiet, dignified toilers in

vault.si.com

 

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@BamaFan334 here is some reading and viewing for you. I enjoyed looking for it and reading it and watching it myself.

Alabama’s No. 73 might be the best offensive lineman in football history

John Hannah was two-time All-American for Crimson Tide in early 1970s

www.al.com

Do Your Life: John Hannah

The ‘biggest lesson’ that John Hannah learned from Bear Bryant

‘The best offensive lineman of all time’ was an Alabama All-American before starring for the New England Patriots.

www.al.com

Some good highlights on this video, I'm not much for the narrative:

Finally, this is the cover story from Sports Illustrated declaring Hannah the best NFL O lineman of all time. It makes me sad to read it, because of how good SI was when print was king. You'll also note that swaths of this article have been lifted for some of the stuff up above.

John Hannah Doesn't Fiddle Around

See now, it's starting. Ah, what a parade. Simply magnificent. All the great linemen in NFL history, the offensive linemen, those quiet, dignified toilers in

vault.si.com

Thanks for the links and time.

 

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Brailsford

 

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Andre Smith

 

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Willard Scissum

 

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71….Ross Pierschbacher

 

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Ryan Kelly.

 

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Shout out to Wesley Britt as well.

 

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