Crimson Tide Legend Johnny Musso Back In Birmingham For Banks Academy Fundraiser

| May 12, 2017 @ 5:05 am

By Wayne Hester

Longtime University of Alabama football fans will remember a player who wore number 22, ran through his tear-away jerseys and fought off tacklers with the second effort of an angry bull.

He played for George O. “Shorty” White at Banks High School, enjoyed a friendly rivalry with Auburn’s Pat Sullivan and helped spring an upset of Southern Cal in the opening game of the 1971 season.

Of course, that player was Johnny Musso.That victory over USC was a sharp turnaround from 1970, when the Trojans smashed the Tide 42-21 in Birmingham, sending Bama to a 6-5-1 record.

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