Catching Up with an East Alabama Legend…
Pigskin Roundup: Wh at made that 1985 state title team so special?
Tony Young: The biggest thing was work ethic. On Tuesdays and
Wednesdays during the season we got after it working on fundamentals.
The first team offense and defense went against each other. There was
no holding back. It made both sides better. You had no choice but to get
better.
Pigskin Roundup: During your playing days the catchphrase “Who
‘Dat?” was the big thing in the Alexandria community. There were signs
all over and it seemed every Cub fan said “Who ‘Dat?” Tell us about that
phrase.
Tony Young: That came from the chorus of a rap song back in 1981 or
’82. It actually started at Alexandria basketball games. We would have the
whole gym saying it and it transferred over to football- “Who ‘Dat gonna
beat them Cubs? Who ‘Dat? Who ‘Dat?” I still have old newspapers and
hats with that phrase on it. When I talk to people today they don’t know
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