Bama Hammer
Fansided

Touching story of Alabama superfan culminates with his first time meeting Nick Saban

Alabama superfan Tommy Ray, who has attended 660 consecutive Crimson Tide football games, was celebrated on College GameDay on Saturday morning and got to meet legendary Alabama coach Nick Saban for the first time.

By John Mitchell

Coach Nick Saban leads the Crimson Tide onto the field before Alabama's homecoming game against Arkansas in Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. The University of Alabama has renamed the playing surface in honor of legendary coach Nick Saban.
Coach Nick Saban leads the Crimson Tide onto the field before Alabama's homecoming game against Arkansas in Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. The University of Alabama has renamed the playing surface in honor of legendary coach Nick Saban. / Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK
facebooktwitterreddit

All Alabama fans like to portend that the are the biggest Crimson Tide fans on the planet.

Tommy Ray lives it.

The Tide superfan will attend his 664th consecutive Alabama game - home, away, or neutral site, when he finds his seats at Bryant-Denny Stadium for tonight's game against Georgia. And his 664th straight Alabama game will be one he never forgets.

Ray attended his first Alabama game back in 1963. In 1972 he started the streak, unintentionally, by attending every game of the season. He hasn't missed a game since.

For the highs of the Bryant era, to the lows of DuBose, Franchione, and Shula, back to the highs of Saban, Ray has seen it all.

But on Saturday, for the first time, he got to meet legendary Alabama coach Nick Saban for the first time.

Saban told Ray "Appreciate your support for all these years, man. I wish I could've won 600 games in a row."

If you missed it, you can watch the whole Tommy Ray story aired on College GameDay this morning here:

Saban, DeBoer GameDay. Saban, DeBoer talk transition of Alabama on GameDay. dark. Next

Home/Alabama Football