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Alabama began playing football on Nov. 11, 1892, a few months after law student William G. Little, a prep school import from Massachusetts, began teaching it to fellow students.
The names on the field that day have long since been forgotten by anyone living. But Little and the others never could’ve predicted the millions of players, fans and rivals Alabama football eventually would impact.
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One of the most storied programs in the history of college football, Alabama’s record books are filled with all-time greats. Based largely on the SEC all-time Top 25 lists by position that we put together this offseason, here is our all-time Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
OFFENSE
QB: Joe Namath
RB1: Shaun Alexander
RB2: Mark Ingram
WR1: Amari Cooper
WR2: Julio Jones
TE: Ozzie Newsome
OL: John Hannah
OL: Dwight Stephenson
OL: Chris Samuels
OL: Barrett Jones
OL: Andre Smith
DEFENSE
DL: Leroy Cook
DL: Terrence Cody
DL: Eric Curry
DL: John Copeland
LB: Derrick Thomas
LB: Cornelius Bennett
LB: Lee Roy Jordan
DB: Mark Barron
DB: Antonio Langham
DB: Tommy Wilcox
DB: Jeremiah Castille
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Michael Proctor
P: Greg Gantt
RS: Javier Arenas
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