Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Let’s go back to the United States and more precisely to Alabama today.
Those who have not obtained a ticket for the Olympic Games can rest assured: it is much easier to obtain one to attend an American football or baseball match in Alabama. This state in the South of the United States has seen the birth of some of the greatest sportsmen. Among them, Mobile native Hank Aaron, who hit his 715th home run 50 years ago, breaking Babe Ruth’s record. This is Alabama through four sporting experiences.
The oldest baseball field in America
Built for the Birmingham Coal Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team owner AH “Rick” Woodward, Rickwood Field is a time-tested concrete and steel construction. The field was soon used by other teams such as the Birmingham Black Barons and the Yankees with their star player Babe Ruth. Today it hosts amateur and tribute matches. It was also used as a film set in Soul of the Game and 42. Admission is free and guided tours are offered. Nearby, the Negro Southern League Museum explains how the league brought many great African-American baseball players to the Negro America League and Negro National League between 1920 and 1951.
In the footsteps of American football champions
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers have won numerous national football titles. On a journey starting in Tuscaloosa, the home of the Crimson Tide, visitors will be able to discover their stadiums and attend a game or two. Bryant-Denny Stadium, opened in 1929, is one of the oldest in the country. Nearby is the Paul W Bryant Museum, named for one of Alabama’s seminal coaches and filled with trophies and sports memorabilia, as is the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in Birmingham, a short walk away. distance by car. At Auburn University, visitors will discover Jordan-Hare Stadium, home of the biggest game, the Magic City Classic, between the Alabama State University Hornets of Montgomery and the Alabama A&M Bulldogs of Huntsville.
2024-05-23 06:46:29
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