Interesting, since his fellow alumnus, Charles Barkely, just recently made his criticism of their alma mater.
I distinctly remember when Dansby was a high school senior. I wanted him to come to Bama. He didn't seem to give Bama a second look -- if even a first. It was right off to Auburn for Dansby. When Tuberville began making more inroads into former Bama territory (this was the pre-Saban era and the early Tuberville era at Auburn), I began to notice, and, looking back, Dansby was sort of a beachhead in Birmingham for Tuberville.
My wife graduated from Woodlawn. I was baptized in the old Woodlawn Baptist Church next door (on the downtown side). Bobby Bowden and Harry Gilmer both graduated from Woodlawn. Bowden was a big Gilmer and Bama fan. I have heard him talk about it. He at first followed Gilmer to Bama but transferred to Howard College (Samford U now) because Bama had a rule against a player being married, and Bowden was ready to get married.
Tony Nathan played his high school ball at Woodlawn. It's a school with a great tradition -- and most of it has gone Bama's way.
