▁in ▁getting ▁Alabama ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁and ▁Maryland ▁games . ▁ ▁D rew ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁SE C ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ) ▁championship ▁and ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁Classic . ▁However , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁team ▁finished ▁in ▁sixth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁SE C ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁record . ▁With ▁the ▁poor ▁showing ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁team , ▁rum ors ▁began ▁to ▁spread ▁that ▁D rew ▁would ▁not ▁return ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁D rew ▁was ▁fired ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁J . ▁B . ▁Whit worth . ▁D rew ▁was ▁retained ▁as ▁Alabama ' s ▁head ▁track ▁coach ▁and ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁physical ▁education . ▁ ▁D rew ▁stayed ▁on ▁as ▁Alabama ' s ▁track ▁coach ▁for ▁ 2 3 ▁seasons ▁and ▁through ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Alabama ' s ▁head ▁football ▁coach , ▁D rew ' s ▁sal ary ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁about ▁$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year .