Bill Battle took the reigns as Alabama’s athletic director after the departure of Mal Moore. It’s not easy to step into the shoes of a legend and that’s exactly what Bill Battle did at Alabama. Mal Moore returned Alabama Athletics to greatness, and Bill Battle was the man who had to follow him.
By now you’ve seen a hundred articles talking about Battle and his accomplishments at Alabama, and there are many, but the most impressive thing to me was that he followed Moore and didn’t end up in his shadow. People often talk about how difficult it will be for the coach who follows Nick Saban, following Mal Moore wasn’t any different.