BigAl said:
What year did he start being The Voice of the Crimson Tide. Was it 58?
John Forney predated Coach Bryant's head coaching days at the Capstone by five years. He started announcing for Alabama in 1953.
His uncle, Richard Foster, was the president of Alabama.
Many people don't know this, but John Forney ran an advertising agency also, one of the most well known advertising agencies in Alabama at the time.
After he stepped down he had a stroke, years later, but still managed to come back for one season in '88. It wasn't the same though, the stroke had really hampered his ability to cover a game.
I think Eli Gold took over in '89.