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Alabama Elephant Mascot Origin. On October 8 a sportswriter wrote about the previous weekends Alabama - Ole Miss football game. Oct 24 2012 During the 1940s the school kept a live elephant mascot named Alamite. Goes back to the 1930 season when Coach Wallace Wade had assembled a great football team. Began wearing elephant costume head to games.
The story of how Alabama became associated with the elephant. Jun 10 2016 The story of how Alabama became associated with the elephant. Sep 21 2020 You have to go all the way back to 1930 to find the origin of Alabamas elephant. The Elephant The University of Alabama is the only major university with an elephant as a mascot. But the history of the Crimson Tides mascot began decades earlier at. Gustav WittigIn 1917 the band became a military band and was led by students until 1927.
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Jan 12 2016 Alabama has won five of the last 11 national championships in college football as of 2020 and the Crimson Tide claims 15 national championships in its history. Jun 13 2018 The first use of an elephant mascot suit was in 1960 when student Melford Espey Jr. The Million Dollar Band is the largest performing organization on campus with around 400 members. Sep 12 2014 Big Al Alabamas elephant mascot has roamed the sidelines for more than 30 years. On October 8 a sportswriter wrote about the previous weekends Alabama - Ole Miss football game. According to University of Alabama Athletics - Official Athletics Website.