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re: Bama fans question!
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:17 pm to BossierTigerFan24
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:17 pm to BossierTigerFan24
He's still beloved by the fanbase. He's an incredible person.
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Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:17 pm to BossierTigerFan24
i have a question for alabama fans and that is how many of your players will still be playing next year for your team!
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:19 pm to Schwaaz
having a personal connection via his son, coach stallings did a lot for the RISE center in tuscaloosa.
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n 1990, Gene Stallings became the head football coach at The University of Alabama and immediately became an advocate for the Rise Program. His son, Johnny was born with Down syndrome in 1962 in Tuscaloosa when Stallings was an assistant football coach at Alabama for the legendary Bear Bryant. Having little or no support when Johnny was born, Coach Stallings and his wife, Ruth Ann appreciated the availability of the services provided by the Rise Program. In 1991, a special employment program was initiated that provided jobs to adults with Down syndrome. In 1992, The University of Alabama began a capital campaign that included a new facility for the Rise Program. As the campaign began, Coach Stallings led the football program to the national championship and received the Bryant trophy as the national coach of year. Shortly afterwards, the Rise Program met it's goal and the new facility, The Stallings Center opened on November 30, 1994. As a result, the program expanded to include 6 classrooms serving 80 children with a staff of 34 individuals as well as consulting speech therapists
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Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:21 pm to Robot Santa
No doubt, he is one of the most humble person's I've ever been around. I was very impressed. A genuinely nice guy!
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:30 pm to BossierTigerFan24
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So he wasn't offensive minded?
1992 Defense - 8 All-SEC players, 4 All-Americans, 4 first round draft picks
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:41 pm to skrayper
I shot photos at a gymnasium once, a local church had him come speak for the community. No fund-raising involved at all.
Afterwards, he asked if he could sign autographs and he did so for well over an hour. One lady came up with a young child - maybe 3-4 yrs old - who was clearly disabled. Stallings dropped what he was doing signing other stuff and stood up and held that young man for several minutes while talking to the parents. You could almost feel the love pouring out of the man.
He is an incredibly nice man and as genuine as they come. JMHO.
Afterwards, he asked if he could sign autographs and he did so for well over an hour. One lady came up with a young child - maybe 3-4 yrs old - who was clearly disabled. Stallings dropped what he was doing signing other stuff and stood up and held that young man for several minutes while talking to the parents. You could almost feel the love pouring out of the man.
He is an incredibly nice man and as genuine as they come. JMHO.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:44 pm to iglass
I love Coach Stallings and all he did with his son Johnny.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:47 pm to Evolved Simian
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knowingly broke the rules and cheated. got bama on its very first probation. to this day, wont admit to cheating.
Because he didn't. Langham came to him with the bar napkin story. He reported Langham to the compliance department, who then told him that they were handling things with the NCAA and Langham was cleared to play.
Gene Jelks got Alabama it's first probation.
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knowingly broke the rules and cheated. got bama on its very first probation. to this day, wont admit to cheating.
Because he didn't. Langham came to him with the bar napkin story. He reported Langham to the compliance department, who then told him that they were handling things with the NCAA and Langham was cleared to play.
Gene Jelks got Alabama it's first probation.
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Exactly
Posted on 11/12/13 at 9:54 pm to BossierTigerFan24
Stallings was/is awesome.
Best man bama has ever had represent it and no one else is really close. Coach to be proud of for any school IMO.
Best man bama has ever had represent it and no one else is really close. Coach to be proud of for any school IMO.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:01 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Best man bama has ever had represent it and no one else is really close
That could be said about most schools. I'm not trying to say anything about Alabama or any other school, just saying Stallings is one of the greatest people associated with college football.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:04 pm to bigpapamac
I know. Why I added the part about any school would have been proud of stallings.
Read Another Season years ago towards the end of stallings tenure at bama. Even when he was the coach at bama I admired and respected him.
And I rarely say anything nice about anything bama, but stallings was nothing but integrity, class, toughness and all the things to be repected about a man IMO.
Read Another Season years ago towards the end of stallings tenure at bama. Even when he was the coach at bama I admired and respected him.
And I rarely say anything nice about anything bama, but stallings was nothing but integrity, class, toughness and all the things to be repected about a man IMO.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:08 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
Great man, loved him then and now. Not only is he a great representative for us at Alabama, but he is a great rep for college football in general. If you get the chance to hear him speak, GO!
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:29 pm to BossierTigerFan24
I'm surprised no A&M fans have popped in here. Must be the thread title.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:35 pm to BossierTigerFan24
He's from my hometown and from the few times I've been around him he has always came across as a genuine person.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:49 pm to SomewhereDownInTX
Won a title. Went to several SECCG. Averaged 10 wins a season.
We loved the guy.
Snapped a 4 game losing streak to AU in 1990, his first year, at Legion Field. Went on to win the next two, forcing Dye out. And I hate that. Wish they could have gone head to head longer. The last of a dying breed, those two.
Beat Auburn more than he lost.
Was a real humanitarian.
Great guy. Like Bryant, he was "one of ours" in a way Saban will never be.
We loved the guy.
Snapped a 4 game losing streak to AU in 1990, his first year, at Legion Field. Went on to win the next two, forcing Dye out. And I hate that. Wish they could have gone head to head longer. The last of a dying breed, those two.
Beat Auburn more than he lost.
Was a real humanitarian.
Great guy. Like Bryant, he was "one of ours" in a way Saban will never be.
Posted on 11/12/13 at 10:51 pm to genro
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My favorite Bama coach of all time, easily. Great person.
Same here.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 7:02 am to Crimson Legend
Thanks for the insight guys! All my thoughts were confirmed. Being relatively young I did not follow college football in the early 90s.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 7:30 am to Grievous Angel
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Great guy. Like Bryant, he was "one of ours" in a way Saban will never be.
Sad but true... Unfortunately, his personality, reputation, and him being somewhat stand-offish, I don't think he will ever be thought of as "one of ours". Part of that perception is his own doing and some of it is not. With that said, he seems to be truly happy now and won't be leaving until he retires...
I hope that that perception,about him, changes though..
Posted on 11/13/13 at 8:25 am to BossierTigerFan24
He would sit on a 3 point lead.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 8:33 am to BossierTigerFan24
Most complained constantly about his offense. He coached in the days of 17 points usually meant you would win the game. I think it was after he left that he became more appreciated.
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