Legends Live Forever: University of Alabama celebrates homecoming

Ken Roberts, The Tuscaloosa News
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The University of Alabama wrapped up homecoming festivities on Saturday with the theme "Legends Live Forever."

One of the highlights of homecoming was the parade Saturday afternoon on University Boulevard, which began in downtown Tuscaloosa and proceeded to the UA campus.

Former UA track athlete Lillie Leatherwood, who won two Olympic medals before serving more than two decades with the Tuscaloosa Police Department, served as the parade's grand marshal.

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Oct 22, 2022; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Grand Marshal Lillie Leatherwood waves as she rides in the University of Alabama homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
Oct 22, 2022; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Grand Marshal Lillie Leatherwood waves as she rides in the University of Alabama homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.

At halftime of the game against Mississippi State University, Ellery Hill, a senior from Hanover, Michigan, was crowned as the 2022 homecoming queen.

The homecoming court also included Megan Abrams, a graduate student from Lafayette, Louisiana, Olivia Bruno, a senior from Franklin, Tennessee, Olivia Burleson, a junior from Winfield, and Bayley St. Clair, a senior from Mobile.

On Friday night, UA held a pep rally on the Quad, which featured the Million Dollar Band, cheerleaders and Big Al. The pep rally ended with a bonfire.

Oct 22, 2022; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; The University of Alabama homecoming parade moves through downtown Tuscaloosa Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
Oct 22, 2022; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; The University of Alabama homecoming parade moves through downtown Tuscaloosa Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.

UA's next home football game will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 19 against Austin Peay University. The Crimson Tide ends the 2022 regular season at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 26 against Auburn University in the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game.

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