... some of the SEC's greatest memories. Known to college football fans as the "Old Grey Lady," the stadium was the home of both the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and is also currently housing the UAB Blazers. But what really stands out in Legion Field's history is its contribution to the one of college football's biggest rivalry games—the Iron Bowl.

In 1927, veteran architect D.O. Whilldin built Legion Field, just one of a long list of projects constructed by his construction crew in Birmingham. Its capacity was 21,000 fans, which would come to watch many different football teams play in the great iron city. In that same year, Birmingham's shining star was named "Legion Field" in honor of the American Legion, an organiza...

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