Big Al, the elephant mascot of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team, enjoys all the activities associated with the Homecoming celebration and game.

The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the University of Alabama, led the Crimson Tide to victory and transformed football into a truly national pastime. During the bloodiest years of the civil rights movement, Bear Bryant and Joe Namath-two of the most iconic and controversial figures in American sports-changed the game of college football forever. Brilliantly and urgently drawn, this is the gripping account of how these two very different men-Bryant a legendary coach in the South who was facing a pair of ethics scandals that threatened his career, and Namath a cocky Northerner from a steel mill town in Pennsylvania-led the Crimson Tide to a national championship. To Bryant and Namath, the game was everything. But no one could ignore the changes sweeping the nation between 1961 and 1965-from the Freedom Rides to the integration of colleges across the South and the assassination of President Kennedy. Against this explosive backdrop, Bryant and Namath changed the meaning of football. Their final contest together, the 1965 Orange Bowl, was the first football game broadcast nationally, in color, during prime time, signaling a new era for the sport and the nation. Award-winning biographer Randy Roberts and sports historian Ed Krzemienski showcase the moment when two thoroughly American traditions-football and Dixie-collided. A compelling story of race and politics, honor and the will to win, Rising Tide captures a singular time in America. More than a history of college football, this is the story of the struggle and triumph of a nation in transition and the legacy of two of the greatest heroes the sport has ever seen.

Every autumn, Saturdays belong to college football. Passionate fans pack stadiums across the country. Millions more watch on live television. Learn more about the history of the Alabama Crimson Tide, who won their 17th national championship in 2017! Title includes a timeline, fast facts, a glossary, further readings, online resources, and an index.

The University of Alabama boasts one of the nation's most storied football programs, and the recruiting acumen of coaches like Bear Bryant and Nick Saban plays a major role in that. The Road to Bama is a wild ride into the competitive world of college football recruiting, revealing how many Crimson Tide players found their way to Tuscaloosa.

Alabama fans love their football, and they also love a good laugh. Cartoonist Anthony Sisco has compiled his best work in the book "Crimson Tikes.'' There's a lot of Alabama football, but some fun political cartoons and laughs at every day life as well.

The story of Hardrock Adams from the coal mines in the mountains and hollows of Kentucky...to the hallowed grounds of the University of Alabama. Born in near poverty to a father killed in a bar fight with a union organizer... and a mother who taught English in a Mountain Valley school..."HARDROCK" Adams, nicknamed because of his toughness, and his ability to throw rocks at moving objects in the Mighty Risky river while balancing on a swinging bridge high above the rapid waters. Follow his battles with the 'thugs and goons' from the ruthless Burt Mines, who are trying to scare away Mountainside School, and take over their rich strain of 'black gold' coal beneath it. Meet Brother Elford Boost, a mountain snake handling preacher, his beautiful and talented daughter Amanda... who Hardrock rescues from a ravaging flood. Experience the fear of the 'Bluff Fight' between Hardrock and hired gun Frankie Sallio.....Other delightful characters are the 'Widow Turner' who tries to seduce the young Hardrock....Curvacious Dolly Simmons, who runs the local Motel, but dies a mysterious and unexplained brutal death while she too has "eyes" for Hardrock. Then, Hardrock trades his strict religious upbringing for the religion known as Alabama football. First, as an unlikely substitute... then as the publisher of best selling Sports Books...starting of course with the Crimson Tide! From start to finish..."HARDROCK and the ROLLING TIDE" will keep you guessing (and laughing), and in touch with characters you'll never forget!

Written by alums, "Goodnight Crimson Tide" applauds the traditions and icons of the University of Alabama. Children of all ages will delight in this walk through campus, designed to encourage youngsters to dream about the possibility of becoming graduates themselves.