Template:Did you know nominations/1959 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
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The result was: promoted by Carabinieri (talk) 15:56, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
1959 Alabama Crimson Tide football team edit
... that when the 1959 team defeated Tulane, it was both the 100th Southeastern Conference victory in the history of the Alabama football program and 100th victory as a head coach for Bear Bryant?
- Reviewed: St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood
- Comment: Expanded from redirect
5x expanded by Patriarca12 (talk). Self nom at 23:21, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
- Redirect changed to an article is long enough, and reliably sourced.—Bagumba (talk) 00:47, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that Alabama in 1959 defeated Tulane for both its football program's 100th Southeastern Conference victory and head coach Bear Bryant's 100th career victory.
Going with ALT1. Article replaced a redirect and is long enough and new enough and is very well referenced (including the hook citation). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:28, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
