▁In ▁eight ▁years ▁as ▁Alabama ' s ▁head ▁football ▁coach , ▁D rew ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 5 1 - 2 8 - 7 ▁record . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Alabama ▁had ▁grown ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁football ▁power ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁consistent ▁success ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁dec ades , ▁but ▁D rew ' s ▁successor , ▁J . B . ▁" E ars " ▁Whit worth , ▁would ▁lead ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁to ▁its ▁worst ▁three - year ▁stretch ▁in ▁school ▁history . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Whit worth ▁co ached ▁Alabama , ▁where ▁he ▁posted ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 4 – 2 ▁record ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁ 1 4 - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁at ▁Alabama , ▁Whit worth ▁was ▁only ▁allowed ▁to ▁h ire ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁coach es ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁former ▁coach ▁Harold ▁D rew ' s ▁assist ants . ▁This ▁included ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁H ank ▁Cris p , ▁Whit worth ' s ▁b oss , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁defense . ▁Whit worth ▁brought ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Mo ose ▁Johnson ▁with ▁him ▁from ▁Oklahoma ▁A & M . ▁Following ▁success ive ▁ 2 – 7 – 1 ▁seasons ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1