All-Americans

The 1999 SEC Player of the Year, Alexander is holder of three SEC and 15 Alabama rushing records and earned All-America honors his senior season. That season, he was also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award and Football News Offensive Player of the Year honors. He was a consensus All-SEC choice and also earned Academic All-SEC honors. He finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy balloting.

BAMA STATS
                 

Year	Rush	Yards	TD	Rec	Yards	TD
1996	77	589	6	7	53	0
1997	90	415	3	4	37	0
1998	258	1178	13	26	385	4
1999	302	1383	19	25	323	4
Totals	727	3565	41	62	779	4

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner in 1994, Barker finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting that season. He finished his career as the winningest quarterback in Alabama history, compiling a 34-2-1 record as the Tide's starting quarterback. He earned All-America and consensus All-SEC honors his senior season. He was also the Birmingham News' Offensive Player of the Year in the SEC and was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented each year to the outstanding college quarterback.

BAMA STATS
       

Year	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds.	INT	TD
1991	66	33	.500	554	3	1
1992	243	132	.543	1614	9	7
1993	171	98	.573	1525	7	4
1994	226	139	.615	1996	5	14
Totals	706	402	.569	5689	34	26

A three-time All-American, Bennett was a unanimous selection in 1986, the year he also won theLombardi Trophy. He was selected as SEC Player of theYear in 1986 after earning All-America honors in 1984 and 1985. Cornelius was Defensive Player of the Gamein the 1985 Aloha Bowl and the 1986 Sun Bowl and finished 7th in the Heisman Trophy balloting that year.
He was selected to the Tide's Team of the Century and was the Player of the Decade for the 1980s. He went on to a stellar career in the NFL, including four Super Bowl appearances with the Buffalo Bills and one with the Atlanta Falcons.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	TBL-Yds	Sacks-Yds	FC	FR
1983	73	6-22	0-0	2	1
1984	102	4-39	1-7	1	1
1985	51	4-14	4-39	2	1
1986	61	23-10	15-124	6	3
Totals	287	23-10	15-124	6	3

A two-time All-America pick (1980-81), Thomas led the 1980 team with 120 tackles. His 324 career tackles rank second by any Tide player since statistics were kept on a regular basis in 1970. He played on three SEC championship teams and on back-to-back national championships in 1978 and 1979. During his four playing years, the Tide went 42-5-1.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	TBL-Yds	INT-Yds	FC	FR
1978	26	0-0	0-0	0	0
1979	92	5-10	0-0	0	0
1980	120	4-25	0-0	0	2
1981	86	3-10	1-10	2	0
Totals	324	12-45	1-10	3	2

A consensus All-America and All-SEC pick in 1973, Buddy was also a member of the Tide's Team of the Decade for the 1970s. Known as "Bearcat" by his teammates, Brown won the 1973 Jacobs Trophy given annually to the best blocker in the SEC. He played on teams that compiled a 32-4 record and won three SEC titles and one national championship.

A consensus All-America selection in 1979, Jim was a mainstay on the Tide's undefeated, untied national championship team that season. He earned All-SEC honors in 1977-78-79 and played on two national championship and three SEC title teams. He played on teams that went 43-5 during his playing career and won three Sugar Bowls and one Liberty Bowl. He is a member of the 1970s team of the decade and was named the nation's best sophomore offensive lineman by The Football News in 1977.

An All-America selection in 1931 and 1932,"Hurri" Cain was one of the great all-around players in Alabama football history. Considered by many experts to be the best punter ever at the Capstone, he was equally gifted running the football. He scored 26 touchdowns in just 24 varsity games. Cain had nine TDs in the first four games of the 1932 season when he suffered an injury which kept him out of three games. His 81-yard TD run against St.Mary's is considered one of the great individual efforts in Alabama history. Against Tennessee in 1932, he punted 19 times and averaged 48 yards per kick. He was voted a member of the all-time Alabama team in 1943 and then to the Team of the Century as a punter in 1992.

An All-America selection in 1982, Castille was also selected a member of the Tide's Team of the Century and The Team of the Decade of the 1980s. He had 16 career interceptions, which at the time, was the most in school history. He had three interceptions to win the MVP trophy in Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's final game, a 21-15 win over Illinois in the Liberty Bowl. He went on to a stellar career in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Bucs and Denver Broncos.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	Int.	Yds	PBU
1979	13	1	15	2
1980	42	3	10	6
1981	43	5	101	10
1982	58	7	60	12
Totals	156	16	186	30

An All-America pick in 1966, Cole played on teams that were 30-2-1 and won two national championships.He served as defensive captain of the 1966 undefeated SEC title team. He had eight tackles and keyed the pressure attack on Auburn in the 1965 game when the Tide intercepted seven passes. He also had six solo tackles in the Tide's 31-7 win over LSU in 1965.

A two-time All-America pick, Leroy earned unanimous honors in 1975. He was Defensive MVP of the 1975 Orange Bowl. In 1975, Cook was named SEC Player of the Year by the Atlanta Touchdown Club. He also served as team defensive captain that season. He was National Defensive Player of the Week following the Tennessee game in 1975, a 30-7 Tide win. During the 1974 season, Cook blocked three kicks. He was selected to the Tide's Team of the Decade of the 1970s.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	TBL-Yds	Sacks-Yds	FC
1972	16	3-12	0-0	2
1973	18	1-3	0-0	2
1974	81	4-22	6-36	2
1975	85	5-17	9-70	4
Totals	200	13-54	15-106	10

A consensus All-America choice in 1992, Copeland teamed with Eric Curry to form the bookends that helped the Tide to a national title in 1992. He was also a first-team All-SEC pick that season. In 1992, Bama opponents averaged just 1.67 yards per rush during the season. He finished his career with 17.5 sacks and 19 stops behind the line. He played on teams that went 24-1. He won Defensive Player of the Week honors after getting four tackles, two sacks, one stop behind the line and one caused fumble in the Tide's 17-10 win over Tennessee.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	TBL-Yds	Sacks-YDs	QBP
1991	65	8-29	7-43	14
1992	65	11-25	10.5-45	22
Totals	130	19-54	17.5-88	36

An All-America selection in 1939, Cox served as captain of the 1939 squad. He was a two-way starter and starred in Alabama's undefeated regular season of 1937. He was a significant contributor to the 14-7 Tide win over Tennessee when he intercepted a pass to stop a Vol drive. He is also a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Crane played both center and linebacker and won unanimous All-America accolades in 1965 at the center position. He earned SEC Lineman of the Year honors in 1964, but he was a dominating linebacker as well. He was a captain on the 1965 national championship team. Alabama was 28-4-1 during his career. He starred in the NFL with the New York Jets and was a teammate of Joe Namath on the 1969 Super Bowl Championship team.

An All-America and All-SEC selection in 1974, Croom earned the Jacobs Trophy, given annually to the SEC's best blocker. He was a two-year starter for the Tide and played on teams that went 32-4. Alabama won the SEC championship all three of his playing years and won a national championship in 1973. The Tide went to the Cotton, Sugar and Orange bowls during his playing career.

A unanimous All-America selection in 1992, Curry was also tabbed Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year, UPI Lineman of the Year and the Pigskin Club of Washington Lineman of the Year. Curry also finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy balloting that year. He had four quarterback sacks against Southern Miss in 1992 and finished his career with 114 tackles, 18 stops behind the line and 22.5 quarterback sacks. He earned consensus All-SEC honors and was a Lombardi Award finalist. He started 15 games for the Tide.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	TBL-Yds	Sacks-Yds	QBP
1990	28	4-20	8-65	4
1991	46	7-17	4-37	20
1992	40	7-24	10.5-59	27
Totals	114	18-61	22.5-161	51

A consensus All-America pick in 1942, Domnanovich was selected as a member on the alltime Alabama team picked in 1943 for the first 50 years of Alabama football. He was also selected as a member of the all-time Orange Bowl team after recording a safety in the come-from-behind win over Boston College in the 1943 Orange Bowl. He also served as team captain for the 1942 season.

Dowdy was a consensus All-America pick in 1966 as an offensive lineman. He was also a member of the Team of the Decade for the 1960s. In 1966, he won the Jacobs Trophy, symbolic of the SEC's best blocker. He played on teams that went 30-2-1 and claimed a pair of national championships. He gained national recognition in the 39-28 Orange Bowl win over Nebraska on New Year's Day 1966 when he dominated Nebraska All-American lineman Wally Barnes.

A unanimous All-America pick in 1990, Doyle holds the Tide's kick scoring records for a single game, season and career. He was the two-time NCAA individual leader in field goals with 22 in 1989 and 24 in 1990. In 1990, he kicked a school-record six field goals against Southwestern Louisiana. His 47-yarder on the final play of the 1990 Tennessee game gave the Tide an unforgettable 9-6 win. He scored 345 points during his Tide career, including 78 field goals.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	PAT	FG	Long	Points
1987	18-20	13-20	52	57
1988	28-28	19-31	53	91
1989	34-35	22-25	44	100
1990	24-24	24-29	47	97
Totals	104-107	78-105	53	345

An All-America and All-SEC pick in 1964, coach Paul Bryant said "he's the finest guard I've ever coached."He played both offense and defense during his career, but started on offense during the Tide's National Championship season in 1964. He competed on teams that played in two Orange Bowls and one
Sugar Bowl and compiled a 29-4 record.

Gellerstedt earned first-team All-America honors from The Football News in 1968 and was also an All-SEC selection. Although defensive statistics were not kept during that era, he received UPI Lineman of the Week honors after the Mississippi State game. He was also awarded "Defender of the Week" following the Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt,Mississippi State and LSU games by the Tide coaching staff.

A halfback/quarterback, Gilmer was a do-it-all player who earned All-America and SEC Player of the Year honors in 1945. He was also voted MVP after leading Bama to a 34-14 win over Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl. He accounted for 52 total touchdowns during his career, 19 rushing, 29 passing, two punt returns, one kickoff return and one interception return. He suffered just 22 career interceptions in 413 attempts. In 1946, he led the Tide in passing, rushing, interceptions, punt returns and kickoff returns. He was selected to the Tide's Team of the Century, as a defensive back. His best game was against Kentucky when he rushed six times for 216 yards and was two-of-two passing for 50 yards. Gilmer finished 5th in the Heisman Trophy balloting in both 1945 and 1947.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Rush	Yards	TD	Att	Comp	Yards	Int	TD
1944	72	405	6	72	40	418	3	6
1945	79	552	8	88	57	905	3	13
1946	133	497	3	160	69	930	10	5
1947	61	167	2	93	57	610	6	6
Totals	345	1621	19	413	223	2863	22	30

An All-SEC pick three straight years, Hall earned All-America honors in 1968. He had a single-game record of 24 tackles against Clemson in 1968. He blocked a punt for a safety in the Tide's 21-0 win over LSU in 1966. Hall was selected National Lineman of the Week in 1968 for his play against Auburn when
he had 16 tackles, intercepted two passes and switched over to offense to catch a touchdown pass from Scott Hunter. He served as defensive captain of the 1968 squad. He was a member of the Team of the Decade for the 1960s.

An All-America pick in 1985, Hand finished his career with 234 tackles to earn a spot on the Tide's all-decade team of the 1980s. In 1992, he was also selected to Alabama's Team of the Century. His senior season, Hand was named the Washington D.C. Pigskin Club's Defensive Player of the Year and then
played in the East-West Shrine Game in 1986. Perhaps his best career game came against LSU in 1985 when he had six tackles, one stop behind the line for for four yards, one sack for seven yards, two pass break-ups, a blocked field goal and pressure on the Tigers' final field goal attempt of the game that failed. The game finished in a 14-14 tie.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	Sack	TFL	FC	Blk
1982	9	0-0	0-0	0	0
1983	63	3-13	7-19	0	0
1984	85	4-30	6-9	2	0
1985	77	1-7	7-19	3	1
Totals	234	8-50	20-47	5	1

A unanimous All-America selection in 1972, Hannah has been rated by many analysts as the greatest offensive lineman of all time. He was named to the All-SEC team in 1971-72 and to some All-America teams in 1971. He was elected to the all-time college football team by ESPN in 1989; is a member of the Team of the Decade of 1970s; is a member of Alabama's Team of the Century and is a member of the NFL and Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. In 1972, he won the Jacobs Trophy given to the best blocker in the SEC.

A star on both offense and defense as well as kick returner and passer, Holm earned All-America honors as a fullback in 1929. He scored two touchdowns to beat Georgia Tech, 14-0 in 1929, scoring on an 11-yard run and a 40-yard interception return. He accounted for eight touchdowns in 1928 and had 10
more in 1929, leading the Tide to back-to-back 6-3 seasons. He played for four NFL teams.

A consensus All-America pick in 1967, Homan was also selected to the Team of the Decade of the 1960s. Homan caught nine Kenny Stabler passes, three for TDs and 135 yards in the Tide's 25-3 win over Southern Miss in 1967. He was an Academic All-American in 1965 and played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Rec	Yards	Avg.	TD
1965	10	298	29.8	4
1966	23	377	16.4	5
1967	54	820	15.2	9
Totals	87	1495	17.2	18

A unanimous All-America selection in 1934, Howell is a member of the all-time Rose Bowl team and the College Football Hall of Fame. In an era when statistics were rarely kept, Howell was noted for rushing 15 times for 152 yards and two touchdowns in the first half of a 26-6 win over Georgia in 1934. A gifted punter, he still owns the Tide record with his 89-yard punt versus Tennessee in 1933. In the Tide's 1935 Rose Bowl win over Stanford, Howell completed 9-of-12 passes for 160 yards, rushed for 111 more and averaged 43.8 yards on six punts.

Selected All-America in 1925, Hubert was the second Alabama player to be so honored. During his four-year Tide career, Alabama compiled a 31-6-2 ledger, including a 10-0 run in 1925 that ended with a Southern Conference and national championship. In the Tide's 20-19 Rose Bowl win over Washington, Hubert led an Alabama second-half comeback for the victory. He was a two-time All-Southern Conference pick. For his career, he scored 38 touchdowns.

A two-time All-America selection, Humphrey was chosen Offensive Player of the Decade of the 1980s. He was MVP of the 1986 Sun Bowl and set the Alabam all-time single-season rushing mark in 1986. He suffered a broken foot in spring practice prior to his senior season and refractured it against Vanderbilt during the 1988 season. He was UPI's Offensive Player of the Year in 1987. Humphrey finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1987.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Atts	Yards	Avg.	TD	Rec	Yards	TD
1985	99	502	5.1	4	15	146	3
1986	236	1471	6.2	15	22	201	2
1987	238	1255	5.3	11	22	170	2
1988	42	192	4.6	3	1	6	0
Totals	615	3420	5.6	33	60	523	7

Hupke holds the distinction of being All-Southern Conference in 1932 and then on the first All-SEC team in 1933. He earned All-America honors in 1933. He played on both sides of the football and was considered to play his finest game against Tennessee in 1933.In that 12-6 Bama win, Hupke was a one-man wrecking crew.When Tennessee drove to the Tide six-yard line, it was Hupke who stopped UT sensation Beattie Feathers for a pair of losses and then forced a bad pass on fourth down to secure victory and the Tide's first SEC title.

Hutson was a unanimous All-America selection in 1934 and then was a charter member of both the College and NFL Halls of Fame. He was selected to the all-time team for the first 50 years of Alabama football, and then in 1992, was elected to the Team of the Century. Hutson played in an era when college football statistics were not well maintained, but his performance in the 1935 Rose Bowl was indicative of his dominance. In that game, he caught six passes for 165 yards and scored on receptions of 59 and 54 yards in the Tide's 29-13 win over Stanford. He was twice named NFL Player of the Year and in 1989 was voted to the all-time college football team as selected by ESPN. Coach Frank Thomas called him "the greatest player I've ever seen."

A unanimous All-America pick in 1996, Jackson finished with a league-leading seven interceptions, the third-best mark in the nation. He also had 72 tackles, including four stops behind the line for 19 yards. He returned one of his interceptions 44 yards for a touchdown against Vanderbilt, a play which helped him earn SEC Player of the Week honors. Jackson was also an All-SEC selection. His 12 career interceptions in two years ties for eighth-best in Tide history.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Tackles	Int-Yds	TD	PBU
1995	62	5-46	1	2
1996	72	7-44	1	5
Totals	134	12-90	2	7

A two-time All-American, Bobby Johns played on Tide teams that went 28-3-2, won two SEC titles and one national championship. His 1966 team went undefeated at 11-0, but was denied a consecutive national title. He had three interceptions in the 1967 Sugar Bowl, a 34-7 win over Nebraska. In 1966, he
returned two interceptions for touchdowns. He was selected a member of the Team of the Decade for the 1960s.

BAMA STATS
                                                                                         

Year	Int.	Yds	TD	FR
1965	6	26	0	1
1966	4	85	2	0
1967	1	26	0	1
Totals	11	137	2	2

A consensus All-America pick in 1962, Jordan was MVP of the 1963 Orange Bowl after registering an incredible 31 tackles in Alabama's 17-0 win over Oklahoma. He was a captain on the 1962 team.Voted Alabama's Player of the Decade for the 1960s, he was also on the Tide's Team of the Century and a member of ESPN's all-time college football team. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor and received the NCAA 's Silver Anniversary Award in 1987. Although defensive statistics were not kept on a regular basis during his career, Coach Bryant summed it best when he said, "If they stay inside the boundaries, Lee Roy will get ??em." Jordan finished 4th in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1962.

A consensus All-America selection in 1980, E.J. was also a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy that same season. He was a three-time All-SEC selection and was the SEC Lineman of the Year by the Atlanta Touchdown Club and the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club. He played in the Senior
Bowl and went on to star with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Dolphins.

BAMA STATS

Year	Tackles	TBL-Yds	Sacks-Yds	FC	FR
1977	13	2-12

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