Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On October 8, 1930, a sportswriter for the Atlanta Journal, Everett Strupper, wrote about the previous weekend's Alabama - Ole Miss football game.

2014年9月12日 · Big Al, Alabama's elephant mascot, has roamed the sidelines for more than 30 years. But the history of the Crimson Tide's mascot began decades earlier at an Alabama-Ole Miss football game.

2023年4月22日 · Big Al and Big Alice — the elephant mascots — didn't officially become the official mascots of Alabama athletics until 1979 when the then-head coach and athletic director Bear Bryant approved the idea from UA student Walt Tart and homecoming chairman Ann Paige.

2016年6月10日 · The story of how Alabama became associated with the "elephant" goes back to the 1930 season when Coach Wallace Wade had assembled a great football team. On October 8, 1930, sports writer Everett Strupper of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story of the Alabama-Mississippi game he had witnessed in Tuscaloosa four days earlier.

2018年3月23日 · There is no doubt that Big Al is a campus icon, but there are a few things you may not know about our beloved mascot. 1. Big Al’s name used to be Alamite. Big Al has not always been our mascot’s name. In the early 1930s, when the University started associating an elephant with its brand, the elephant was called Alamite. 2.

2017年2月7日 · The University of Alabama's proud elephant mascot Big Al has kept the same look for a few years now, one fans all know and love as they surround him for selfies at various live events.

The Alabama Crimson Tide boasts one of the most unique mascots in college football — an elephant named “Big Al.” While Alabama is celebrated for its athletic success, with 16 national...

2024年9月14日 · The Alabama Crimson Tide boasts one of the most unique mascots in college football — an elephant named “Big Al.” While Alabama is celebrated for its athletic success, with 16 national championships spanning almost a century, …

2018年8月28日 · Not only is it an intriguing story about why Bryant objected but eventually gave in, but just as interesting is how the school mascot evolved from live elephants to a costumed Big Al, and how an elephant became the mascot to begin with. There are two conflicting stories of the latter, according to multiple published sources.

2013年10月14日 · At the University of Alabama, Big Al may very well be the most recognizable face on campus. However, that famous face of his has changed over the years. How many of you know that Big Al did not start out as “Big Al” at all, but a large, live elephant named Alamite?