Benjamin Fitzpatrick

Historical marker location:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

( Marker is on 6th Street west of 28th Avenue, on the right.)

Marker installed: 1992

Governor 1841 - 1845.

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.