The A Game: Great Moments in Alabama Football History
Caleb Pirtle III Mom and Dad and my family have been huge fans of Rick Rush and his art since my playing days at Alabama. Rick has the ability to make sporting events come to life in his paintings. It was great to hear that he and Caleb Pirtle were doing a book on the great moments of Alabama football. I have been in the middle of some great competition while playing at the University of Alabama and with the Miami Dolphins. It is great to have a book that records some of these battles from the Alabama football tradition. Bob Baumhower, two-time All-American at Alabama and All-Pro for the Miami Dolphins
I spent a lot of time with Coach Bear Bryant, and his philosophy was always the "Don't worry about winning. Just keep from losing." This book, "The A Game," takes us back to those years and those games when Alabama players and coaches kept winning because they refused to lose. Clem Gryska, assistant football coach with Paul "Bear" Bryant
In more than a hundred years of Alabama football, there have been "great moments" in almost every game, and you can think of your own special great moments since you have been watching Bama football. Rick Rush and Caleb Pirtle have selected some of those moments for this book. You will be able to enjoy your own personal excitement and the emotion of the play all over again. "The A Game" is another winner. Harry Lee, executive director, The A Club
Rick Rush and Caleb Pirtle capture the spirit of Crimson in art and script in "The A Game." Faithful, Loyal and True ring loud in this publication. Philip Young, former President University of Alabama National Alumni Association
The history of Alabama football is steeped in great tradition, captured by the brushstrokes of Alabama's own Rick Rush, recognized and acclaimed nationally as America's Sports Artist.
His bold images, both past and present, portray those days, those plays, those singular and individual moments that remain etched in lore and in memory forever.
They are ghosts of yesterday.
They are as vibrant as today.
They speak of football.
They speak most of Alabama.
Throughout the history of Alabama football, truth has always been stranger than fiction. Facts are even more stunning than the myth.
The game began on the Alabama campus almost by accident in 1892, and it has grown into a galvanizing force that symbolizes excellence and the pride felt by fans who are so devoted to those autumn Saturday afternoons.
Those are the times when football again reigns supreme on the Tuscaloosa campus, in Birmingham's Legion Field, and across the great sports venues of the Southeast and the nation.
The names associated with the moments are legendary.
Their deeds and their exploits are unforgettable.
"The A Game," in words and images, brings many of those breath-taking and riveting moments back to life again.
Some you witnessed in person.
Some you saw on television, or heard on the radio.
The memories of many great games, great plays, great players, and great moments have been handed down for generations.
The wins. The comebacks. The last-second field goals. The goal line stands.
They are a proud part of Alabama lore.
They formed the bedrock of Alabama football.
And it's only just beginning
The Tide rolls on forever.
And the moments never end.
In any man's life he might meet some who are impressive. He might meet someone who impacts his life. Life changing meetings are when you meet a man who inspires. Coach Bryant was such a man. The art Rick Rush has created and the words Caleb Pirtle has written will help you rediscover some of these giants of Alabama football history." John Croyle, Former player and founder of Big Oak Ranch
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160 Pages