The Alabama Crimson Tide have played more than 1,100 games since 1892, earning 12 national championships in the process. Most of the passes, tackles, kicks, and touchdowns have passed into history with little fanfare, but a select few are destined to be remembered for the ages: these are plays that won games, turned around a season, or put the exclamation point on a career. Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in Alabama Football History digs deep into the annals of Alabama football lore and extracts these very best moments, bringing them back to life with a rich clarity that will delight every fan who thinks of Bryant-Denny Stadium as his or her home away from home.

Author Kirk McNair has painstakingly researched the team s history and assembled the plays that clinched victories, won championships, or earned bragging rights in the annual Iron Bowl. Readers will relish player and coach profiles, quotes from participants, and game statistics, as well as a generous selection of memorable, full-color photographs.

Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment, Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in Alabama Football History brings the team s biggest stars to life. Relive the incredible performances of players such as Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, Cornelius Bennett, and Shaun Alexander; Jay Barker, Steve Sloan, and Jeff Rutledge leading the team to national championships; and, of course, the plays that cemented Paul Bear Bryant s place as one of the greatest coaches in college football history. The memorable exploits of these incredible men and many others including Palmer, Prothro, Lassic, and Newsome will remind Alabama fans why they bleed crimson and white.

Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment, Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in Alabama Football History brings to life the most memorable moments in the long and storied annals of the Crimson Tide. This full-color volume describes the action, profiles the participants, and reveals the rich story behind each memorable moment, making this the most comprehensive and unique book ever written about the Alabama Crimson Tide.

It was one of the all-time great games I ve ever seen a quarterback play.

Joe Namath, on Andrew Zow s performance against Auburn in 2001

It still amazes me the number of people who will tell me about seeing the run in the mud.

Ken Stabler, on his memorable touchdown run against Auburn in 1967

Derrick Thomas played the game of his life today, and that s saying a lot.

Bill Curry, on Thomas three-sack performance against Penn State in 1988