College football is widely known as the sport of the South. Most southerners pledge their loyalty to college teams, rather than professional; some, because they are alumni, and some because that's just the way they were raised. Whatever reason, most college football fans choose their team at a young age. The sad part is, most fans don't even know their team's history: Where'd they come from, and what are they all about? The University of Alabama's football program; in particular, has some of the richest history in the SEC. The Alabama Crimson Tide isn't just about winning and losing a game; it's about the traditions that made the team what it is today.
W.G. Littletone introduced the sport of football to the University of Alabama in 1892. A native of Livingston, Alabama, Littletone first learned of the "new rugby," football, while attending Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He transferred to Alabama in the fall of 1892. The University of Alabama played its first official......
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