Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

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Today is … National Fruitcake Day

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Did You Notice?

• Kira Lewis Jr. finished with 7 points in the New Orleans Pelicans' 113-93 win over the Indiana Pacers:

Kira Lewis Jr.’s first bucket at home in 383 days ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/5jiUBjJTT9

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 27, 2022

• Collin Sexton finished with 13 points in the Utah Jazz's 126-122 loss to the San Antonio Spurs:

Young Bull-y ball 𓃓#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/WnzE9INjqB

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 27, 2022

• And Jaylen Waddle was pretty darn fast for the Miami Dolphins:

Jaylen Waddle hit 21.68 MPH on his 84-yard TD. That’s tied for 6th fastest top speed by a NFL player this season, per Next Gen Stats.

Watch Tyreek Hill running alongside him as a blocker — Hill hit 19.41 MPH and didn’t even have the ball: pic.twitter.com/ndiL0rFL8h

— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) December 25, 2022

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

December 27, 1941: Alabama’s coaches met with reporters the day before leaving for the Cotton Bowl, where the Crimson Tide will meet SWC champion Texas A&M. Coach Frank Thomas called senior Holt Rast "The best all-around end in Alabama football history,” and assistant coach Red Drew added, "He's the best defensive end I've ever seen.” Playing in a bowl outside of the Rose Bowl for the first time, Alabama went on to win 29-21.

December 27, 1984: Le’Ron McClain was born in Fort Wayne, Ind.

December 27, 2001: Two plays after Waine Bacon blocked a punt, Alabama quarterback Andrew Zow threw a 27-yard scoring pass to Terry Jones Jr. with 4:44 left as Alabama pulled out a 14-13 victory over Iowa State in the Independence Bowl. The Cyclones missed two field-goal attempts in the fourth quarter, and three overall.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Mama told me to never wear a hat indoors.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant on why he didn’t wear his houndstooth hat at the Sugar Bowl

We’ll leave you with this …

Indiana Hoosiers basketball player Anthony Leal paid off his sister's student loans with his NIL money 👏❤️

(via @btownl3alfam1)pic.twitter.com/x8Hi3whMdx

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 26, 2022