Saturday, January 26, 2013

From Don Covington



A Ringling Bros. circus elephant named Asia, a female Asian elephant weighing more than 8,500 lbs., sports a 'hounds tooth' fedora in honor of football coach Bear Bryant, while walking towards the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama, in this January 23, 2013 handout photo. The circus rolled into downtown Birmingham saluting the University of Alabama Crimson Tide on winning the 2013 college football championship. REUTERS/Gary Bogdon/Ringling Bros/Handout


5 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Is this the ENTIRE Red herd

How the mighty have fallen

Larry Louree said...

I think Asia only weighs slightly more than the combined weight of the Bama offensive line.

GaryHill said...

Roll Tide!!:)

Richard Reynolds said...

It is fitting that Red show elephants did this tribute because one of Alabama's nicknames is "Red Elephants."

Chic Silber said...


I didn't understand your comment

Gary until I saw the "Crimson Tide"

logo with the angry elephant on it