Greatest Names In Bama Football History-Barry Krauss
Continuing our series on some of the greatest football players at the University of Alabama brings us to Barry Krauss. He was born on March 17, 1957, and not only played for the Crimson Tide, but went on to play professional football in the National Football League.
Krauss played his high school football in Pompano Beach, Florida before being recruited by legendary Alabama head football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. He was an integral part of the University of Alabama's 1978 National championship football team. Krauss is probably remembered best for his stop of Penn State running back Mike Guman. Krauss stuck him short of the goal line in the 4th quarter to save the win and National Championship. The artist Daniel Moore immortalized Krauss in his famous "Goal Line Stand" painting.
Krauss was a first round draft choice for the Baltimore Colts in 1979, playing with them ten seasons. He played his eleventh and final season with the Miami Dolphins. In those eleven seasons Krauss played in 152 games posting eight sacks and six interceptions.
Krauss was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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3-Star Shawn Jennings Commits To The Tide
6' 2", 218-pound 3-star Dadeville High School safety Shawn Jennings committed to the University of Alabama last night. He will join his brother, Anfernee, at the Capstone. When asked why he chose Alabama, it was Nick Saban, the facilities, and his brother that helped in the decision.
The plan is for Shawn to play safety at Alabama, although weight could contribute to a possible future move to linebacker. He played both safety on defense as well as quarterback on offense for the Dadeville Tigers.
Though he says he may take other visits, he is "100 percent committed to Alabama for right now."
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Bama's Natalia Maynetto Wins Singles Tennis Title
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Number three seed Natalia Maynetto, a senior on the University of Alabama tennis team, captured the singles title in the ITA Summer Circuit Tournament in Gainsville, Florida. The Florida native did Bama proud as she played her way through a field of 64 to claim the singles title. Maynetto defeated University of Florida's Peggy Porter, the number two seed, in the semi-finals. She then beat Arline Berkenbrock of the University of North Florida 7-6, 7-5 in the title match.
Maynetto had a very successful junior season for the Alabama Crimson Tide. She won or shared in 23 victories in singles and doubles matches this season. Maynetto is a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete.
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UA Hosts UCA Spirit Camp In Tuscaloosa
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Over 1,500 college cheerleaders from across the country attended the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Spirit Camp in Tuscaloosa. College teams from the SEC, Big 12, ACC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA were all represented...and of course Alabama was well-represented. The All-Girl, Coed, and Big Al squads were all there, and began their new season working hard with 11 practices over an eight-day period. The camp is the largest in the United States, with UA hosting for over 20 years now.
According to RollTide.com, the various teams learned new stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, cheers, and band cadences. The camp theme was "Game Day," and focused on school traditions while emphasizing improving crowd involvement at live events.
The teams competed against each other by performing a sideline cheer as well as band cadence in a college game day reenactment. The Tide's All-Girl squad placed number one in the cheer and had top five finishes in the sideline, fight song, and overall game day competition. The Coed team won first place in the cheer, sideline, and fight song competition and were the overall game day champs. In addition, they captured the "most collegiate team" award as voted unanimously by UCA staffers.
On the final day, the teams competed against other squads in their divisions by performing a sideline, cheer, and band cadence in a college game day reenactment. Alabama’s All-Girl squad placed first in the cheer and had top 5 finishes in the sideline, fight song, and overall game day competition. Coed won first place in the cheer, sideline, and fight song competition and were the overall game day champs. The Coed team also received the highly coveted “most collegiate team” award as voted unanimously by UCA staffers.
Big Al won the leadership award at camp. This award is voted on by the other mascots for the top program at the camp. He placed second in the camp championship which consisted of over 30 different mascot teams.
