The Crimson Tide: The Official Illustrated History of Alabama Football, National Championship Edition

by Winston Groom, Allen Barra (Foreword), Jeremiah Castille (Contributor)

Celebrated author and die-hard Bama fan Winston Groom provides a lively illustrated history of the team that has dominated college football and has been ranked consistently among the best in the nation, now with 13 national championships to its credit. Beginning in 1892, when William G. Little first introduced the game at the Capstone, to the stellar 2009 season during which the Crimson Tide went undefeated and won first the SEC Championship against poll-favorite <!--? prefix = st1 ns = "" /-->Florida and then the BCS National Championship against Texas, this story includes all the illustrious moments, players, teams and coaches, and fans and stats that collectively make Alabama a proven winner, time after time. <!--? prefix = o ns = "" /-->This revised and updated National Championship Edition contains two new chapters to cover the dark days at the beginning of the 21st century (2001–2006) and the dawn of the Nick Saban era (2007–2010); a new foreword by Allen Barra; updated appendixes for all-time lettermen, game records, bowl appearances, national and SEC championships; over 60 fabulous new full-color photographs; and two new sidebars on the historic Heisman Trophy win by Mark Ingram and Jeremiah Castille’s view of Alabama’s championship tradition.

Genres: Sports

368 pages, Hardcover

First published August 28, 2000

About the author

Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film in 1994. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Army ROTC, and graduated in 1965. He served in the Army from 1965 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. Groom devoted his time to writing history books about American wars. More recently he had lived in Point Clear, Alabama, and Long Island, New York.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I graciously received this book for free through first reads. I was not into Alabama football until I read this book. This author gives us the history of the team right from start including the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all. Very interesting book which I am sure current fans will love and will bring in new fans. The pictures in this book are wonderful and numerous. My only complaint is that they gave a shout out to my alma mater, but it wasn't exactly a complimentary shout out and they got it wrong-- it's Slippery Rock University, not Slippery Rock College.