He was best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships (tied for the most in modern college football history) and thirteen conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982, ...
A decade later in 1955, Rosa Parks in Alabama sparked a public bus boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white person. In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed segregation in public schools. Birthplace: Nome, Alaska Lane McCray Age: 62 Lane McCray (born April...
Although born in Alabama, one of the greatest Track and Field athletes of all time, Carl Lewis moved to New Jersey in his youth and went to Willingboro High School. Lewis won four Gold medals in the 1984 Olympics and nine Gold medals across four Olympic gamesearning him a spot in the N...
Rosa Parks became famous in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. She was important in the movement for civil rights(民权) in the American South during the 1950s and 60s. At the time, blacks in the South were forced to sit ...
Birthplace: Leeds, Alabama, United States American professional basketball player Charles Barkley was a prolific scorer and played for Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rocket teams of the National Basketball Association. He was part of the US men’s team that won the gold medal in 199...
Birthplace: Alexander City, Alabama, United States Terrell Eldorado Owens, also known as "T.O.," is an American retired football wide receiver who enjoyed a successful career spanning 15 seasons in the NFL. Beginning as a third-round draft pick for the San Francisco 49ers in 1996, Owens we...
Player: Joseph Sullivan III, OF, South AlabamaDrafted: 223rd overall, AstrosRelative: Pat Sullivan (grandfather, football player and coach)Pat Sullivan starred on the football field, winning the 1971 Heisman Trophy as the best player in college football -- the first Heisman won by an Auburn ...
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. "The only ...
Player:Joseph Sullivan III, OF, South Alabama Drafted:223rd overall, Astros Relative:Pat Sullivan (grandfather, football player and coach) Pat Sullivan starred on the football field, winning the 1971 Heisman Trophy as the best player in college football -- the first Heisman won by an Auburn pl...
Butler played college football at the University of West Alabama. During his senior year in 2013, Butler broke up 18 passes and had two interceptions and was named first-team All-Gulf South Conference at cornerback. Butler entered the NFL in 2014, signing as an undrafted free agent with ...