Wallace Wade looms over Alabama football success 100 years later | Goodbread

Inside story of first Alabama football's national championship Check out inside story of Alabama football's first national championship looking back 100 years. The 1925 team paved the way for decades of success. Wallace Wade coached Alabama to its first national championship in 1925 and won three titles in eight seasons.Wade's influence continued after he left, as he recommended his successor, Frank Thomas, who also won a national title.A 12-year-old Paul "Bear" Bryant was inspired to love Alabama football after listening to Wade's first championship win on the radio.Wade established a tradition of dominant defense at Alabama, which became a hallmark of the...