Words of Wisdom

Just the mention of Alabama football conjures images of hound’s-tooth hats and championship trophies; images of football past, present and future; images of great players led by even greater men. Paul “Bear” Bryant immediately comes to mind when referring to the University of Alabama. But without question, former Crimson Tide head coach Gene Stallings is a close second. Although, Stallings won just one SEC championship and one national title during his run at the helm of Alabama, he revived a legendary program back to glory of decades past. Stallings, a native of Paris, Texas, actually played for Bryant at Texas A & M from 1954-56 and was named All-Southwest Conference. Stallings was a captain on the 1956 Aggie squad that finished undefeated (9-0-1). In fact, Stallings was a member of the infamous “Junction City” training camp that Bryant orchestrated to weed out any player