Another A-list athlete made an appearance at the Alabama football complex as a fall camp speaker. Wisconsin and NFL legendary defensive end JJ Watt was the latest person to speak to the Crimson Tide joining Mark Ingram and Hunter Pinke.
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NFL 2010s All Decade Team ✔️Huge thanks to @JJWatt for visiting and speaking to the team. #RollTide pic.twitter.com/ab14ZliQlf
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) August 16, 2024
Watt spent over a decade in the NFL, mostly with the Houston Texans. He was the three time Defensive Player of the Year, was named first-team All-Pro five times and was the 2017 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Watt finished his NFL career with 114.5 sacks
Former Alabama linebacker Ryan Anderson also stopped by practice to speak to the team. The Crimson Tide has its final preseason scrimmage on Saturday and one more week of fall camp before entering game week preparations for the season opener against Western Kentucky.
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Thanks to @_ryananderson22 for visiting with the team. #BPsiPhi #RollTide pic.twitter.com/M0njHsdOv6
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) August 16, 2024
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August 17, 1988: Offensive coordinator Homer Smith named David Smith his starting quarterback, giving the senior walk-on from Gadsden the nod over Jeff Dunn and Vince Sutton. – Bryant Museum
August 17, 1951: Former Alabama quarterback and Crimson Tide baseball player Butch Hobson was born in Tuscaloosa. He had an eight-year career in the Major Leagues (with the Red Sox, Angels and Yankees), and was Boston’s manager from 1992-94).
“I believe in my heart that I did the best I could. I don’t regret a single thing I did. I made a lot of friends. Hope I didn’t make any enemies.
“I never embarrassed a player on the field. I never embarrassed a player in front of his teammates. That’s how I managed here, and that’s how I managed in the minors. If people are saying different, they don’t know me. I knew when I took this job it wouldn’t be easy. It didn’t change me. I stayed Butch. I did. If I’d have changed, they wouldn’t have had to fire me. I’d have resigned.” —Butch Hobson when he was fired by the Red Sox in 1994.
