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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

Christopher Walsh

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Did You Notice?

• Alabama baseball made the hiring of assistant coach Anthony Papio official. He'll work with hitters and the offense as a whole while also assisting with recruiting. “I’m fired up to welcome Anthony to Tuscaloosa,” head coach Rob Vaughn said in a release. “Pap played for me at Maryland and has coached beside me the last seven years. He’s the most competitive guy that I’ve ever met. He’s a winner and he loves his players. I could not be more excited to have him and his fiancé, Ally, join us down here at Alabama.”

• After missing the cut at last weekend's U.S. Open, Justin Thomas shot 64 during the second round of the Travelers and is -6 for the tournament. He finished the first round with a 70.  

• Dicky Pride finished the first round of the Dicks Sporting Goods Open at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott, N.Y. at -4, in a 10-way tie for fourth place. He's four strokes off the lead. 

• Nick Dunlap, who just finished his freshman year at Alabama, was tied for second at the Northeast Amateur on Rhode Island after shooting 63 during the third round. At -9 overall, he's three strokes off the lead heading into the final round. 

• NBA draft reaction in Tuscaloosa: 

• Check out Noah Clowney's new uniform. 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

June 24, 1927: Former Minnesota football star and current Tulane coach Clark Shaughnessy said in a talk in New York that Southern football has grown dramatically in the last few years and much of the credit has to go to Alabama coach Wallace Wade. When asked if Wade just had better facilities and players than the other schools in the South, Shaughnessy said, "No, there isn't one doubt the chief reason for Alabama's showing is Wallace Wade. He knows the game. He is a splendid leader and a remarkable coach." 

June 24, 2019: The oldest living Crimson Tide football letterman, Don Salls, turned 100.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“I was cutting out, off the tackle, and I cut left instead of cutting right. [Coach Frank Thomas] hollered, ‘Salls! That may be the way they do it in New York, but you’re in Tuscaloosa now!’ I was tickled to death to know that he knew my name and knew where I was from. I just grinned all over and went back to the scrimmage and kept on going. That’s the only thing Coach Thomas ever said to me.” — Don Salls on his favorite Crimson Tide memory besides winning a national championship.

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Christopher Walsh
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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