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Throwback Thursday: The Tuscaloosa Tornado
A look back at some of the initial reporting of the April 27 tornado as Tuscaloosa prepares to mark the 10-year anniversary
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Apr 22, 2021
Something that a lot of University of Alabama fans may have forgotten over the years was that in the wake of the tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011, the Crimson Tide football team would soon be dealing with another tragedy.
On May 11, Aaron Douglas, an incoming Alabama offensive lineman who previously spent two years at Tennessee, died in Jacksonville, Fla., due to an accidental drug overdose.
He was 21.
The day after Nick Saban and numerous players attended a memorial service for Doulas in Knoxville, Tenn., the coach was back in Tuscaloosa and attended a special radio broadcast called Hey Coach … Helping Out,” to help raise money for UA’s Acts of Kindness Fund and other organizations involved in disaster relief.