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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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

Christopher Walsh

Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 /

Today is …

National Coast Guard Day. It's also National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, so that also gives you a means for how to celebrate. 

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Crimson Tide in the Olympics Results

Baseball:

Semifinal: Team USA (David Robertson) 3, Dominican Republic 1. David Robertson earned the save. 

Golf:

Stephanie Meadow (Ireland) was on the course at midnight CT, playing the first round. 

Track & Field:

Men's 200m, Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago), won his heat in 20.52 seconds, finished third in semifinal at 20.21 to advance.

Women's 400m, Natassha McDonald (Canada, did not advance out of her heat .

Crimson Tide in the Olympics Schedule 

Wednesday

Golf: Individual Stroke Play Round Two (Stephanie Meadow, Ireland), 5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Track and Field 

Men's Hammer Throw (Daniel Haugh), 6:15 a.m. (Peacock) 

Men's 200 (Jereem Richards, Trinidad & Tobago), 7:55 a.m. (Peacock)

Women's 4x100m Relay (Remona Burchell, Jamaica), 8 p.m. (USA Network) 

Thursday

Golf: Individual Stroke Play Round Three (Stephanie Meadow, Ireland), 5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Track and Field 

Women's 4 x 400m (Natassha McDonald), 5:25 a.m. (Peacock)

Men's 400m (Kirani James, Grenada), 7 a.m. (Peacock)

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2020 opener

31 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

August 4, 1926: Coach Wallace Wade welcomed back 40 players from the reigning Rose Bowl and National Championship team of '25. Serving as captain was halfback Emile "Red" Barnes. End Wu Winslett and tackle Fred Pickhard were considered to be promising stars for Alabama.

August 4, 1955: Bob Baumhower, the former Alabama standout, All-Pro defensive lineman and restaurant owner, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.

August 4, 1992: Former Alabama quarterback Jake Coker was born in Mobile. 

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“It’s fun. It’s awesome to finally get to use a helmet.” — Tua Tagovailoa on training camp starting up in 2019 

We’ll leave you with this … 

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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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