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Crimson Tide Roll Call: May 24, 2020

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics

Christopher Walsh

Special to BamaCentral

Today is … Brother’s Day.

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Did you notice?

• Justin Thomas says he won’t be keeping his mouth shut Sunday when he makes his debut as an on-course analyst during “The Match: Champions for Charity” at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla., where Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning will battle Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. The 18-hole match that will raise more than $10 million for coronavirus relief efforts.

• From the Dothan Eagle: Alabama golfer Wilson Furr has a little expertise help this week during the Dothan Pro-Am on the Emerald Coast Golf Tour at the Dothan Country Club. Dothan’s Thomas Ponder, a freshman golfer this year for the Crimson Tide, is his caddie.

• Emma Talley got her 2021 tour card due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Here’s one for baseball fans:

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2020 opener

104 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

May 24, 1984: Tyrone Prothro was born in Heflin, Ala.

May 24, 1990: Alabama assistant coach Jimmy Fuller was chosen by his peers in the Southeastern Conference as its "Working Coach of the Year" in a poll conducted by the Birmingham Touchdown Club. Fuller won a free trip to Orlando to accept the honor. — Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“I did it, grandma. You always made sure I understood the importance of education. ‘Football ain’t gonna last forever,’ you’d say. So I always told you that no matter what else happened in my life, I would make sure that I got my college degree. I made that promise to you. Well grandma … I want you to know that I did it. Graduating is something that I’ve always wanted to do myself, but also for you. I always wanted you to be proud of me, and I know that you are.” — Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry

We’ll leave you with this …

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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