Alabama Crimson Tide 1972
Photos of American football players representing the University of Alabama in 1972.
There is a whole page on Wikipedia about the 1972 Alabama Crimson Tide (American) football team and its head coach, Bear Bryant, who appears on the Ace of Spades. The team represented the University of Alabama in the 1972 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) University Division football season, finishing as Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions. Apart from the Ace of Spades, all the cards have photographs in black and white of named players. Two different sports venues are featured on the Jokers. The team’s logo and name appear on the reverse against a red background. See the box►
Above: ‘Alabama Crimson Tide 1972’ playing cards made by Brown & Bigelow, USA. 52 cards + 2 Jokers in tuck box. ‘Redi-Slip’® patent plastic coating finish. Size: 63 x 88.5 mm.
By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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