Greatest Names In Bama Football History-Johnny Musso
Still one of the favorite players to ever don the Crimson and White, running back Johnny Musso is our next greatest name in Bama football history. Musso was born on March 6, 1950, and played running back for UA under legendary head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
His college nickname, The Italian Stallion, was a combination of his Italian heritage and his great running ability. During his playing days Musso weighed in at 205 pounds and stood and even six feet tall. Musso has been described as a "bulldozing blocker and breakaway runner." He was named an All-American in both the 1970 and 1971 football seasons.
Musso led the Southeastern Conference in rushing two years and in scoring (100 points) in 1971. He set a school record for rushing touchdowns (34) that lasted 28 years. His career rushing yardage, 2,742, was a school record for several years. Musso's big games included 221 yards against Auburn in 1970 and four touchdowns against Florida in 1971.
Selected by the Chicago Bears in Round 3 of the NFL Draft in 1975, he played professional football for the Bears, as well as the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Birmingham Vulcans of the World Football League. He ran for 1029 yards in 1973 and 681 yards in 1985.
Musso was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989, and elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Cam Akers Becomes 6th 2017 Football Commit
The Crimson Tide football program has picked up another major commitment. Yesterday running back prospect Cam Akers verbally committed to Bama during an unofficial visit and becomes the sixth 2017 commit. In fact, he was able to commit in person with Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
In a statement tweeted yesterday, Akers said, "Right now, 'Bama just feels right. I wanted to get this out of the way because I do not want my decision to be a distraction to my coaches and teammates as we prepare for the upcoming season."
The 5' 10.5", 208-pounder is an overall athlete, able to play running back or wide receiver. He even plays quarterback for Clinton High School in Mississippi at times. The word is he'll be used at his true position, running back, for the Tide.
247Sports lists him as the number five running back in the country, and number 54 overall player.
How sold on Bama is he? He says he'll try to get some of his friends on board.
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Schleuder To Be Inducted Into AVCA Hall of Fame
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The University of Alabama's first head volleyball coach, Stephanie Schleuder, has been selected as one of four inductees into this year's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame class.
Schleuder compiled a 285-108 (.725) record over eight seasons from 1974 to 1981. She had thirty plus wins in six of those eight seasons, including a 57-5 record in 1977, her best mark of her career. She pulled double-duty from 1975-1977 serving as the Tide women's basketball coach.
Schleuder had 702 total career victories with coaching stints covering four different schools over her 34-year career. Her career began at Bemidji State, then served as an assistant at Minnesota Duluth before coming to UA. Then she went on to the University of Minnesota and finally Macalester College. She retired in 2009. Schleuder served as president of AVCA from 2002-2004.
Besides Schleuder, Terry Condon, Peter Hanson, and Nina Matthies will be inducted into this year's AVCA Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of members to 70.
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Korey Lovett Wins Singles & Doubles Tennis Titles
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Another member of the University of Alabama men's tennis team has won another tennis tournament this summer. Sophomore Korey Lovett is the latest, capturing both the singles and doubles titles at the 2015 New Orleans Tennis Fest. Hayes Brewer, Langford Hills, Grayson Goldin and Becker O'Shaughnessey are the other members of the Tide tennis family to win at least one singles and/or doubles title this summer, according to RollTide.com.
Number 2 seed Lovett advanced to the tournament quarterfinals in singles play with straight-set victories, beating number 6 seed Loic Didavi 5-7, 6-3, 1-0. Lovett then beat former Alabama player Ricky Doverspike 6-3, 6-2 to take the singles championship. Lovett then later teamed up with Doverspike to win the doubles.
Lovett was named ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year, and also earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team. He was also named an ITA Scholar Athlete.
Lovett was named ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year, and also earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team. He was also named an ITA Scholar Athlete.
