Historical Marker
Dr. H. Roger Williams
Historical marker location:
607 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama
( Marker is on Dauphin Street, 0.1 miles South Warren Street, on the right when traveling east.)
(1869-1929).
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.