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Year of Alabama Sport Book If you like sports, you will love Alabama!...football, baseball, basketball, auto racing, golf, soccer, tennis, etc. Just about every sport imaginable can be found here. The king of sports in Alabama is football. Fans have an unbelievable passion for their teams and the intense rivalry between Auburn and Alabama is unmatched anywhere. Beyond team sports, individuals have gone on to national, international and Olympic greatness: soccer kids Mia Hamm and Cat Stevens; track stars Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Harvey Glance; swimming and diving gold medalists Rowdy Gaines and Jennifer Chandler; PGA champions Hubert Green, Larry Nelson, Jerry Pate and Jo Ann Prentice; and the inimitable Charlie Boswell, the World's champion blind golfer. This state is truly a sportsman and spectator's dream. |
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