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Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.ci.tuscaloosa.al.us/ Population:
77906 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1816 County:
Tuscaloosa County Capital of Alabama, 1826-46. SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Sylvester Croom |
Football |
25-Sep-1954 |
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Mississippi State Head Coach |
| George E. Curry |
Publisher |
23-Feb-1947 |
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Emerge editor-in-chief |
| Lurleen Burns Wallace |
First Lady |
19-Sep-1926 |
7-May-1968 |
Wife and surrogate governor of George Wallace |
| Dinah Washington |
Singer |
29-Aug-1924 |
14-Dec-1963 |
Queen of the Blues |
| Coleman Young |
Politician |
24-May-1918 |
30-Nov-1997 |
Mayor of Detroit, 1974-93 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Bear Bryant |
Football |
11-Sep-1913 |
26-Jan-1983 |
Legendary Alabama head coach |
| Frank W. Thomas |
Football |
15-Nov-1898 |
10-May-1954 |
Alabama Head Coach, 1931-46 |
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