September 12th - Gene Chizik, Auburn University

September 19th - Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University

September 26th - Jimbo Fisher, Florida State University

October 3rd - Houston Nutt, University of Mississippi

October 10th - Kevin Plank, CEO Under Armour

October 24th - Nick Saban, University of Alabama

October 31st - Mike Keith, NFL Analyst/Tennessee Titans Radio

November 7th - John Cooper, Former Ohio State Head Coach,

November 14th - Gene Stallings, Former Alabama Head Coach

November 21st - R.C. Slocum, Former Texas A&M Head Coach

Football Brought Them Together, Fund-Raising Set Them Apart

The Monday Morning Quarterback Club of Birmingham, Alabama was organized in 1939. Under the direction of Zipp Newman, then Sports Editor of The Birmingham News the club was established for the express purpose of fellowship among football lovers. This was a unique idea in light of the fact that other such clubs were generally organized for former football players.

But it wasn’t long before the club began looking beyond football. At the time of the club’s inception, polio was the number one medical concern in the U.S. The disease was rampant, striking thousands, most of whom were children. With a humanitarian desire, the club members promoted and sponsored an annual high school football game in order to raise money for a magnificent hospital to help care for afflicted children.

The club, with others, subsequently raised over $3 million to build the Crippled Children’s Clinic and Hospital. In late 1969, the clinic building became a part of the Medical Center at UAB, and the Crippled Children’s Foundation was formed. Since then, the club has remained active in this fund-raising capacity.

We are indebted to our Charter Members and Past Captains for making this great club possible. Not only do we continue to enjoy the fellowship, but serve many worthwhile purposes for others who have such great needs. This year we are celebrating our 72nd year of service.