Former University of Alabama football player and athletic director Bill Battle has died at 82.

Bill Battle, a former University of Alabama football player and athletic director, has passed away at 82. Battle played for Alabama in the early 1960s, helping coach Paul "Bear" Bryant win the national championship in 1961. He later became head coach at Tennessee and founded the Collegiate Licensing Company. In 2013, he returned to Alabama as athletic director, leading the university to three national championships during his four-year tenure. Battle remained at the university as a special assistant to the president after retiring.

November 28, 2024
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