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Title: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: Jamos on December 14, 2013, 07:42:26 AM Chris Samuels accomplished plenty as a football player at Alabama and in a decorated 10-year NFL career that included six Pro Bowl appearances with the Washington Redskins before injuries forced him into retirement.
He'll hit another major milestone Saturday. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20131213/NEWS/131219860/1015/sports?Title=Former-Alabama-offensive-lineman-Chris-Samuels-to-join-more-than-30-Tide-athletes-graduating-Saturday Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: Jamos on December 14, 2013, 07:52:12 AM This is what impresses me more than anything about the student athletes at Bama. A career in sports is so short lived and those that get their degrees have something to start another career with, which can be for a lifetime. :clap:
Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: pmull on December 14, 2013, 07:58:19 AM Chris Samuels was a good 'un. Mike Dubose was not a great coach but he was smart enough to run Shaun Alexander behind Samuels for a ton of yards in 1999.
Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: XBAMA on December 16, 2013, 11:27:51 PM glad to see homie doing it , great family and real nice folks
I'll bet they are all really proud of him , I am ... Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: hscoach on December 17, 2013, 10:51:34 AM including 17 current football players receiving their degrees during UA's winter commencement at Coleman Coliseum today.
17 current roster players graduate. This means Bama will have 28, if I read correctly elsewhere, players who have gotten their degree on their roster at the Sugar Bowl. Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: pmull on December 17, 2013, 11:15:38 AM including 17 current football players receiving their degrees during UA's winter commencement at Coleman Coliseum today. 17 current roster players graduate. This means Bama will have 28, if I read correctly elsewhere, players who have gotten their degree on their roster at the Sugar Bowl. You are correct. We will have 28 players with degrees playing in the bowl game. Quote A total of 19 football players are set to receive their degrees Saturday, including 17 on this year's roster including: Deion Belue, John Fulton, Daniel Geddes, Adrian Hubbard, Brandon Ivory, Wilson Love, Cody Mandell, C.J. Mosley, Kevin Norwood, Anthony Orr, Nick Perry, Ed Stinson, M.K. Taylor, Matt Tinney, DeAndrew White, Jarrick Williams and Kellen Williams. Norwood and Kellen Williamsboth earned their Master's degrees this semester. http://www.rolltide.com/genrel/121313aaa.htmlOverall, there will be 28 graduates on the Crimson Tide's roster when it plays Oklahoma in the All State Sugar Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 2, in New Orleans. Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 17, 2013, 12:01:19 PM What happened to the gymnastics team? None listed.
??? Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: pmull on December 17, 2013, 12:59:24 PM What happened to the gymnastics team? None listed. ??? The gymnastic program is doing fine. This article is from September: http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/090513aaa.html Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 17, 2013, 01:06:52 PM What happened to the gymnastics team? None listed. ??? The gymnastic program is doing fine. This article is from September: http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/090513aaa.html I had read the article before and knew the team had outstanding grades, that's why I was surprised none were listed as graduating. Title: Re: Chris Samuels to join more than 30 Tide athletes graduating Saturday Post by: ricky023 on December 17, 2013, 01:07:37 PM Congrats Chris. May you be Blessed forever more. RTR!
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