Who was Alabama quarterback in 1966?

Ken Stabler
Roster

Player	Pos	Summary
Ken Stabler*	QB	74 Cmp, 114 Att, 956 Yds, 9 TD
Wayne Trimble	QB	19 Cmp, 47 Att, 334 Yds, 7 TD
Joe Kelley	QB	4 Cmp, 8 Att, 99 Yds, 0 TD
Les Kelley*	RB	94 Att, 309 Yds, 3.3 Avg

Who is the greatest Alabama player of all time?

Derrick Thomas He holds Alabama’s career record with 52, and no other player has tallied more than 28. Thomas, who died in a car accident at 33 years old, is a member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Who was the first black player on the University of Alabama football team?

John Mitchell
John Mitchell and Wilbur Jackson already had their place in Alabama football history. TUSCALOOSA, Ala.

Who was the first black athlete at the University of Alabama?

The plaque, which will be on permanent display outside Gate 1, was part of a daylong recognition of UA’s first Black football players, Wilbur Jackson and John Mitchell, in conjunction with the A-Day game.

Who was Alabama’s quarterback in 1965?

quarterback Ken Stabler
However, Alabama quarterback Ken Stabler thought the Tide gained a first down on the previous play and threw the ball out-of-bounds on a fourth down play and turned the ball over on downs back to the Vols.

When did Alabama allow blacks to play football?

The next season, Alabama had two black players, junior college transfer John Mitchell and Wilbur Jackson, who made the jump from Alabama’s freshman team in 1970 to varsity the following season. By 1973, one-third of Alabama’s starters were black, according to Bryant’s biography on ESPN.com by Mike Puma.

When did Alabama desegregate their football team?

September 12, 1970
The Game That Ended Segregation in Sports On September 12, 1970 University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant played the University of Southern California at Legion Field in Birmingham Alabama.

Who was Alabama’s first black quarterback?

He played college football at Alabama, Where he was the first African American quarterback to start for the Crimson Tide and legendary Hall of Fame coach Bear Bryant….Walter Lewis (gridiron football)

No. 10
Born:	April 26, 1962 Brewton, Alabama
Career information
College:	Alabama
Undrafted:	1984

Who is the best Alabama QB of all time?

1. Joe Namath (1961-64) — After turning down professional baseball offers, Namath established himself as Bryant’s (and Alabama’s) greatest quarterback. An excellent athlete who piled up 15 rushing touchdowns in his career, Namath led Alabama to a 1964 national title and compiled a 29-4 record as starter.

Who was the first black running back at Alabama?

Wilbur Jackson

No. 40
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	November 19, 1951 Ozark, Alabama
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Who was the last college football team to integrate?

In fact, in 1970, Texas and Arkansas became the last Southwest Conference football teams to integrate, some 4 years after SMU fielded its first African-American player.