Marvin Holman

Historical marker location:

Dothan, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Museum Avenue and Main Street (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling south on Museum Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1981

The first known use of the phrase "Roll Tide" was in a 1907 Birmingham News article that referred to the University of Alabama football team. The phrase became a rallying cry for Alabama football fans and is still used today.