UA Football Broadcaster Eli Gold to Sign Copies of ‘Crimson Nation’ Aug. 18

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Radio broadcaster Eli Gold, best known as the “Voice of The University of Alabama Crimson Tide,” will sign copies of his new book, “Crimson Nation: The Shaping of the South’s Most Dominant Football Team” from noon until 3 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the Paul W. Bryant Museum, on the UA campus.

In his recently published book, Gold, who has served as UA’s football play-by-play announcer for nearly 20 years, shares his selection of the 20 greatest moments that shaped the football program. With chapters on topics such as the 1926 Rose Bowl, the hiring of Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant, the team’s racial integration, national championship seasons, and his take on the Tide’s future, Gold walks the reader through the colorful history that is Crimson Tide football.

Featuring such legendary Tide football players as Joe Namath, Kenny Stabler and Johnny Musso, the 228-page book is written in chronological order and has a foreword from former UA coach Gene Stallings.

“As I see it through my crimson-colored glasses,” Gold writes, “the future is as bright as its radiant past.” A Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Gold has covered live NASCAR races since 1976 and hosts the nationally syndicated radio call-in show NASCAR Live.

The Aug. 18 book signing is sponsored by University Supply Store and the book’s publisher, Rutledge Hill Press.