That's still a great story, Howard. Thanks for sharing! Roll Tide!!
Slef E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Fore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Convert or Legacy? > Sure will, My dad was big in the Quaterback Club for our high school and > my sister was involved with activities at the Baptist Student Union . So > they hatched an idea to invite Coach Bryant down to talk with our > players. An Invitation was sent to Coach Bryant and he accepted. But as > a kid of 8 or 9 you don't capture all the facts just the folks sometimes. > > Jeff Todd wrote: > > >Howard: > > > >You gotta tell us what Coach Bryant and Joe Willie came > >to your house FORE? Other than to eat lunch, of course. > > > >Roll Tide!! > > > >Slef E. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Howard Fore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL > >PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:54 PM > >Subject: [RollTideFan] Convert or Legacy? > > > > > > > > > >>Count me Legacy! Born in Texas but raised in LA (lower Alabama) since > >>the age of six weeks. Everyone that grows up in Alabama has to make a > >>choice and of course the right choice is BAMA. My sister attended UA and > >>graduated. But the best time I remember about those years is the Sunday > >>Dinner at my parents house when Bear Bryant, Joe Namath came for lunch. > >>That was a good time! The Bear asked me what I was interested in, He > >>sized me up not being of great height or size at age 9, when I answered > >>that I was in the band and working toward All State. He replied in that > >>low grawl , finish up with high school and come on to Bama and play in > >>the Million Dollar Band, boy. Joe Namath had really bit hands cause I > >>was thrown around in the yard a little bit. > >> > >>Finished high school applied to UA and audtioned for the Million Dollar > >>Band and was accepted by both BUT changed my mind due to career goals > >>(ever how misguided they were at the time) and went to UAB. At that time > >>it was still an adjuct facillity of UA and we had to take classes in > >>B'ham and Tuscaloosa. So as long as I can remember there is really only > >>one football team and UNIVERSITY- BAMA! > >> > >>RTR H4 > >> > >> > >>______________________________________________________ > >>RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > >> > >>"Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > >> > >>To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit > >>http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >______________________________________________________ > >RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > > >"Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > > >To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit > >http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit > http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
