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Originally from Lanett, AL, my wife and I moved to Morgan City, LA in 1978. I am the Accounting Manager for Shirley Newspapers, LLC, while Cathy has, until recently, owned and operated the Shoe Doctor, a shoe repair business. We adopted 8- and 9-year-old sisters in 1983. Both girls are married, and our oldest daughter has blessed us with three grandchildren.

We are active in our church, First Baptist of Morgan City, where Cathy teaches Sunday School. We are both in the church choir, and I sing tenor with Jubilation, a Southern Gospel Quartet.

The name, CrimsonPirate, is from a 1950's film, The Crimson Pirate, starring Burt Lancaster. The nickname, Pahoo, is a holdover from my college days. Pahoo was the "faithful Indian companion" of a riverboat gambler named Yancey Derringer. The two traveled the west, teaming up to bring down bad guys while Yancey indulged in a game or two of poker.

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This website is dedicated to the tradition and excellence that is Alabama football.

 

Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant


 1913 - 1983

Paul "Bear" Bryant returned to his alma mater in 1958 to resurrect a football program that in no way resembled the Alabama teams of the Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas eras. After posting record of 5-5-1, 7-2-2, and 8-1-2 in 1958, '59, and '60, the 1961 squad went 11-0 and won the 1961 National Championship. Coach Bryant's teams followed with titles in 1964, '65, '73, '78, and '79. Coach Bryant retired from the University after the 1982 season with a record of 323-85-17. Considered by many the greatest football coach who ever lived, he passed away on January 26, 1983.

 

 Coach Gene Stallings

 The thrill of victory . . . Bama 34, Miami 13!

Head Coach Gene Stallings gets a victory ride off the field at the 1993 Sugar Bowl. Stallings had just led his Crimson Tide to an undefeated season and Alabama's 12th national championship. A huge underdog going into the game, the Tide handed the Miami Hurricanes a convincing 34-13 fanny tanning. Coach Stallings posted a 70-16-2 record at the Capstone from 1990 to 1996. 

 

Coach Nick Saban   

Named the 27th head football coach in UA history on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, Saban brings a 91-42-1 (.683) record as a college head coach to Tuscaloosa, including a 2003 national championship while at LSU. He was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and earned both the Paul W. "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America.   



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