After outstanding high school careers in Hartselle, the brothers manned the offensive line for Paul “Bear” Bryant’s Crimson Tide
In the wake of Alabama’s 21-0 thrashing of LSU to capture the 2011 national championship, Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide is being hailed as one of the greatest defenses ever.
No argument here.
After all, Saban’s latest crew became only the second team in history to lead the nation in all four major statistical categories (total defense, scoring defense, pass defense and rushing defense).
But beyond these powerful numbers, 2011 Alabama achieved a more transcendent distinction: The right to be mentioned in the same sentence with the most dominant defenses in Alabama history.
Just as every rock star ultimately wants to be compared to Elvis, every defender who straps on a shoulder pad in Tuscaloosa yearns to have his name uttered in the same breath as legendary figures such as Lee Roy Jordan, Don McNeal and Eric Curry. (more)
With the national championship on the line in the 1979 Sugar Bowl, Alabama stopped Penn State to provide a defining moment of the Bryant dynasty
** Fourth of four stories about Alabama’s New Orleans bowl history. **