List of Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Hall of Fame

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The Alabama Crimson Tide college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The College Football Hall of Fame was established in 1951 to honor the careers of selected student-athletes who have competed in college football as either a player or coach. [1] Since its inaugural class that year, Alabama has had 25 persons elected to the Hall of Fame as either a player or coach of the Crimson Tide. [2]

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The first Alabama inductees into the Hall of Fame were Don Hutson and Frank Thomas as part of the inaugural class in 1951. [3] The most recent inductee was Antonio Langham as part of the 2024 class.

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John Hannah who played for the Crimson Tide from 1970 to 1972 was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. John Hannah New England Patriots press photo 1976-1980.jpg
John Hannah who played for the Crimson Tide from 1970 to 1972 was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
List of players in the College Football Hall of Fame showing the player, position, years at Alabama, year inducted and references [A 1]
Player namePositionYears at AlabamaYear inductedReferences
Cornelius Bennett LB 1983–1986 2005 [5] [6]
Johnny Mack Brown HB 1923–1925 1957 [7] [8]
Paul "Bear" Bryant Head coach 1958–1982 1986 [9] [10]
Johnny Cain QB / FB 1930–1932 1973 [11] [12]
Sylvester Croom C 1972–1974 2022 [13]
Harry Gilmer HB 1944–1947 1993 [14] [15]
John Hannah G 1970–1972 1999 [16] [17]
Dixie Howell HB 1932–1934 1970 [18] [19]
Allison "Pooley" Hubert FB 1922–1925 1964 [20] [21]
Don Hutson End 1932–1934 1951 [3] [22]
Lee Roy Jordan LB 1960–1962 1983 [23] [24]
E. J. Junior LB 1977–1980 2020 [25]
Antonio Langham CB 1990–1993 2024 [26]
Woodrow Lowe LB 1972–1975 2009 [27] [28]
Marty Lyons DT 1975–1978 2011 [29] [30]
Vaughn Mancha C 1944–1947 1990 [31] [32]
Johnny Musso HB 1969–1971 2000 [33] [34]
Billy Neighbors T 1959–1961 2003 [35] [36]
Ozzie Newsome WR/TE 1974–1977 1994 [37] [38]
Fred Sington T 1928–1930 1955 [39] [40]
Riley Smith QB 1934–1935 1985 [41] [42]
Gene Stallings Head coach 1990–1996 2010 [43] [44]
Derrick Thomas LB 1985–1988 2014 [45]
Frank Thomas Head coach 1931–1946 1951 [45] [46]
Wallace Wade Head coach 1923–1930 1955 [47] [48]
Don Whitmire T 1941–1942 1956 [49] [50]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Frank Howard played guard for Alabama from the 1928 to 1930 seasons, he was inducted to the Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments as head coach at Clemson and as a result is not included as part of Alabama's listing. [4]

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