Think of all the success Alabama has had in football over the last six decades. Under Bear Bryant. Under Gene Stallings. Under Nick Saban.
Yes, the Crimson Tide have 10 recognized national championships to their name since 1966—the first pro football season to end in a Super Bowl. They are very good at the business of winning college football games and have produced plenty of stunning pro football players, but there was one shocking line absent on the Crimson Tide’s resume—no player drafted out of Alabama had ever scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
