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Gene Stallings turns 89 today.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:45 am
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:45 am
The last of the gentlemen coaches was born March 2, 1935.
I hope he has many more. He is a good and decent man both on and off the field.
I hope he has many more. He is a good and decent man both on and off the field.
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Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:46 am to 404 Error
Happy birthday mean gene!
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:46 am to 404 Error
God I thought he was older than that. Did he retire when he was like 55??
This post was edited on 3/2/24 at 8:48 am
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:51 am to No Colors
I think he was 62
when he left bama.
when he left bama.
This post was edited on 3/2/24 at 8:53 am
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:52 am to 404 Error
Great man
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:54 am to 404 Error
Next to Bryant, he was my favorite coach.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:56 am to 404 Error
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He is a good and decent man both on and off the field.
That is 100% accurate!
A little story about Coach Stallings - as many on here know my grandfather played football and basketball for the Tide in the 1930s. It was the off-season, and my uncle brought my grandfather to campus so they could tour the Bryant Museum. It was the off-season and Coach Stallings was the head coach of Alabama at the time. I guess on a whim they stopped by the football offices and it just so happened that coach Stallings was in his office that day. He invited my uncle and grandfather into his office, they sat down and chatted for a good hour. I always thought that was a real class move by Coach Stallings - plus it meant a lot to my Grandfather but he would take the time out of his schedule to meet with a former player.
Happy Birthday Coach!
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:59 am to Auburntiger
Happy birthday and I know he misses his son terribly
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:01 am to 404 Error
I love that guy.
I’ve told my story about him enough times on this board.
He’s a genuine great person.
I’ve told my story about him enough times on this board.
He’s a genuine great person.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:01 am to 404 Error
Without Gene there would be no Dabo!
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:06 am to 404 Error
Even as an AU fan I always thought well of Coach Stallings. I recall when he was head coach of the NFL Cardinals and pulled the team off the field and sent them to the locker room when he believed his team was not treated fairly, gutsy move.
This post was edited on 3/2/24 at 9:07 am
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:10 am to 404 Error
Happy Birthday, Coach Stallings!! Thanks for the curb-stomping of trash Miami in ‘92!!
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:19 am to 404 Error
What a-hole would downvote this?
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:21 am to 404 Error
Call me old and whatever but that picture from above of coach Stallings and John Mark walking across the Alabama end zone makes me tear up a touch. Just a perfect picture, it says so much more than a thousand words because can just feel the paternal love and joy. I'm fortunate to be a Bama fan and having Bryant and Saban coaching, and great men as well but my favorite is still Coach Stallings
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:25 am to 404 Error
He'll always be my favorite coach.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:31 am to 404 Error
I love how we shared the same coaching legends with bama
But they could never win big at A&M, only at bama
But they could never win big at A&M, only at bama
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:32 am to dstone12
I watched him take the secondary away from Bill Oliver once during a spring practice session.
He had his short sleeve white oxford dress shirt on while he did it.
I'm probably blowing it out of proportion a little, but he certainly came in and took over for about 5 minutes, and Oliver just stood there and watched as Stallings coached up his DB's.
He had his short sleeve white oxford dress shirt on while he did it.
I'm probably blowing it out of proportion a little, but he certainly came in and took over for about 5 minutes, and Oliver just stood there and watched as Stallings coached up his DB's.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:42 am to Kashmir
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Happy Birthday, Coach Stallings!! Thanks for the curb-stomping of trash Miami in ‘92!!
One would think that a superfan like paperwasp would have already created a gif of George Teague's strip
alas, the gif does not exist
shame on you Tide Nation
Posted on 3/2/24 at 11:38 am to Deek
quote:Same person that down votes everything.
What a-hole would downvote this?
There a few here that would down vote a cure for childhood cancer.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 11:56 am to 404 Error
Classy post OP.
It is a travesty how Stallings was treated by Andrew Sorenson and Bob Bockrath.
It is a travesty how Stallings was treated by Andrew Sorenson and Bob Bockrath.
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