Search results
The mascot known as "Big Al" today was the brainchild of University of Alabama student Walt Tart, member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1979, he was meeting with the homecoming chairman, Ann Paige, as they were trying to come up with something different for the school's homecoming parade.
Jun 10, 2016 · The story of how Alabama became associated with the "elephant" goes back to the 1930 season when Coach Wallace Wade had assembled a great football team. On October 8, 1930, sports writer Everett Strupper of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story of the Alabama-Mississippi game he had witnessed in Tuscaloosa four days earlier.
Mar 22, 2024 · Alabama's mascot is an elephant, but Big Al is the elephant when it comes to Crimson Tide athletics.
Apr 22, 2023 · Explained: Why Alabama's Mascot is an Elephant Named Big Al. By Patrick Pinak | April 22, 2023. Only University of Alabama Crimson Tide fans know everything about their program's history. They damn sure know how legendary coach Bear Bryant earned his nickname off a $1 challenge.
Feb 7, 2017 · The University of Alabama's proud elephant mascot Big Al has kept the same look for a few years now, one fans all know and love as they surround him for selfies at various live events.
Mar 23, 2018 · 1. Big Al’s name used to be Alamite. Big Al has not always been our mascot’s name. In the early 1930s, when the University started associating an elephant with its brand, the elephant was called Alamite. 2. The Big Al costume was first officially worn in 1980. The elephant became UA’s unofficial mascot in the 1930s.
Big Al, the University of Alabama elephant mascot, dates back to the 1930s and the tenure of football coach Wallace Wade.
