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Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north,Georgia to the east,Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south,and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area,and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.
Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County,Alabama,United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023,Mobile's population increased to 204,689 residents,making it the fourth-most populous city in Alabama,after Montgomery,Birmingham,and Huntsville. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile metropolitan area,a region of 430,197 residents composed of Mobile and Washington counties;it is the third-largest metropolitan area in the state after Birmingham and Huntsville.
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for Continental Army Major General Richard Montgomery,it stands beside the Alabama River,on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. It is the third-most populous city in the state after Huntsville and Birmingham,and is the 133rd most populous in the United States. The Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area's population in 2022 was 385,460;it is the fourth largest in the state and 142nd among United States metropolitan areas.
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama,United States. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County,Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2023 census estimates,Birmingham had a population of 196,910 down 2% from the 2020 census,making it Alabama's second-most populous city after Huntsville. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289,and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South,Piedmont,and Appalachian regions of the nation.
Alabama is an American country music band formed in Fort Payne,Alabama,in 1969. The band was founded by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry. They were soon joined by another cousin,Jeff Cook. First operating under the name Young Country and later Wildcountry,the group toured the Southeast bar circuit in the early 1970s,and began writing original songs. They changed their name to Alabama in 1977 and following the chart success of two singles,were approached by RCA Records for a recording deal.
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and 95th most populous in the US. It is the county seat of Madison County with portions extending into Limestone County and Morgan County. It is located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama south of the state of Tennessee.
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama,United States,on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-most populous city,the population was 99,600 at the 2020 census,and was estimated to be 111,338 in 2023. It was known as Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century. It is also known as "the Druid City" because of the numerous water oaks planted in its downtown streets since the 1840s.
George Corley Wallace Jr. was the 45th governor of Alabama,serving from 1963 to 1967,again from 1971 to 1979,and finally from 1983 to 1987. He is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama,he promoted "industrial development,low taxes,and trade schools." Wallace unsuccessfully sought the United States presidency as a Democratic Party candidate three times,and once as an American Independent Party candidate,carrying five states in the 1968 election. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of "Jim Crow" during the Civil Rights Movement,declaring in his very controversial 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now,segregation tomorrow,segregation forever".
Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time,and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team,the Alabama Crimson Tide,from 1958 to 1982. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach,he amassed six national championships and 13 conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982,he held the record for the most wins (323) as a head coach in collegiate football history. The Paul W. Bryant Museum,Paul W. Bryant Hall,Paul W. Bryant Drive,and Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor at the University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa,Alabama,United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831,the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada,the United States,Mexico,Central America,and some Caribbean islands.
Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. is an American sportscaster and former professional and college football coach. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's College GameDay,a television program covering college football. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest football coaches of all time. Saban served as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Miami Dolphins and at four universities:Louisiana State University (LSU),Michigan State University,the University of Toledo and most famously the University of Alabama,where he last coached from 2007 to 2023 and led the team to six national championships in nine championship appearances during that period.
Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham,Alabama,primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football,but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927,it is named in honor of the American Legion,a U.S. organization of military veterans.
The Alabama–Auburn football rivalry,better known as the Iron Bowl,is an American college football rivalry game between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn University Tigers,both charter members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and both teams are located in the state of Alabama. The series is considered one of the most important football rivalries in American sports. The rivalry,which started in 1893,was played for many years at Legion Field in Birmingham,Alabama. In the early 20th Century,Birmingham was the leading industrial city of the South,rivaling Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,in the production of pig iron,coke,coal and the manufacture of steel. Thus,the term "Iron Bowl" came to represent the rivalry. Auburn Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan is credited with actually coining it—when asked by reporters in 1964 how he would deal with the disappointment of not taking his team to a bowl game,he responded,"We've got our bowl game. We have it every year. It's the Iron Bowl in Birmingham."
This is a list of buildings,sites,districts,and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama.
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The Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the University of Alabama in the sport of American football. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team is currently led by Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide is among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history. Since beginning play in 1892,the program claims 18 national championships,including 13 wire-service national titles in the poll-era,and five other titles before the poll-era. From 1958 to 1982,the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul "Bear" Bryant,who won six national titles with the program. Alabama then had a dominant run under head coach Nick Saban between 2007 and 2023,resulting in six further national titles. The team's rallying cry is "Roll Tide!".
Kirby Paul Smart is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at the University of Georgia,his alma mater. As head coach,he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.
Jerry Davarus Jeudy is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama,where he was awarded the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the season's outstanding college football receiver as a sophomore in 2018,and was drafted by the Denver Broncos with the 15th overall pick of the 2020 NFL draft.
Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones is an American professional football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Jones played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide,where he set the NCAA season records for passer rating and completion percentage as a junior en route to winning the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.