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GAMEDAY
GLIMPSES
F O O T B A L L M O R E T H A N
P A S T I M E F O R S O M E
E M P L O Y E E S , R E T I R E E S
Few things in Alabama
elicit the excitement of a new season
of high school and college football. Most
people have been involved in one or both,
whether as a bumper-sticker-sporting supporter,
active alumnus, lounge-chair fan, season ticketholder
or one of those devious guys who goes for whichever
team is winning.
Some people are closer to the game, working the sidelines
as cheerleaders, trainers, managers, coaches or officials.
And then there are the employees and retirees who spent
time on the gridiron running between those white-painted
yard lines on meticulously groomed green fields across
the state and around the nation. Their time with the
genuine pigskin separates them from the crowd,
often defining the direction of the remaining
days of their lives.
Here's a sampling of our players who reached
the collegiate level of football (or beyond)
and their memories of the game,
in their own words:
