🏈 Pic of Denny Stadium, circa 1966

[PhillyGirl]

FB page "BAMATIME" posted this earlier and I thought it was really cool and wanted to share ..

OLD SCHOOL IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Bryant-Denny Stadium 50 years ago in 1966... Back when it was just Denny Stadium and back when its capacity had just increased from around 43,000 to 60,000:

 

[Sid Youngleman]

The year I graduated.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Would love to have seen what the campus and Tuscaloosa looked like back then.

Sucks they got rid of a lot of the trees. Makes for a really scenic view.

 

[bama alum]

Would love to have seen what the campus and Tuscaloosa looked like back then.

Sucks they got rid of a lot of the trees. Makes for a really scenic view.

Yes, I'd love to see that comparison too. Then try to see the differences between '66 and '88 - '92 and then '88 - '92 to now.

Scenic views had to give way to parking lots and dorms, especially in the last ten years.

 

[bcracker]

The year I graduated.

The year I was born.

 

[Che Boludo]

The year I graduated.

Other fun facts if the era (some more factual than others):

1. '66 was a year if Bama getting ripped off. Not only did the voter's take a political stance to prevent UA from winning it's 3rd straight National Title, Steve Spurrier got the Heisman Nod over a more deserving senior special teams standout, Forrest Gump

2. Tulane realized the SEC wasn't their cup of tea and left the conference

3. Center, tackles and guards on the offense required to wear numbers 50-79.

4. Pyramiding players to block FGs/XPs made illegal.

5. Intentionally throwing a backward pass out of bounds to conserve time was made illegal

 

[It Takes Eleven]

The year I was born.

The year after I was born.

 

[UAgrad93]

I wasn't born until 1970, which happened to be a 6-5-1 record and 3-4 in the SEC. '69 and '70 were years that had many wanting Coach Bryant gone. I'm sure glad cooler heads prevailed.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I wasn't born until 1970, which happened to be a 6-5-1 record and 3-4 in the SEC. '69 and '70 were years that had many wanting Coach Bryant gone. I'm sure glad cooler heads prevailed.

These cooler heads?

 

[bama alum]

I wasn't born until 1970, which happened to be a 6-5-1 record and 3-4 in the SEC. '69 and '70 were years that had many wanting Coach Bryant gone. I'm sure glad cooler heads prevailed.

Same here