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🐘 How did Alabama become the Crimson Tide?
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So, there's not a lot of clarity behind who, when, how or why one of the best football programs in the country got its nickname, but that's just part of Alabama's story. Henry Harden "Zipp" Newman is credited as the man who popularized the nickname. Here's the full story on how the "Crimson Tide" became the official nickname of Alabama. 

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