Larry Burton joined September 2008

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Larry Burton

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Larry Burton lives in Panama City Beach, Florida and is active in many pursuits and hobbies. Key among them are Alabama Football, SEC football, ALL College Football, Nascar, Scouting, Diving, Boating and Travel. The picture is of Larry at his favorite place, his Tiki Bar at the pool.

This season he joins TouchdownAlabama.net as a fully press credentialed member and will be writing weekly columns for them and covering games from the press box.

Larry lives with his wife, son and Pug (Baccardi the Wonder Dog)... Besides being a Community Leader here on BleacherReport.com, he's a moderator at WWW.rollcrimsontide,com and a member of the rowdy bunch at www.crimsontidefans@googlegroups.com , (where the motto is "Wear a Cup"). He served several terms as a director in the Red Elephant Club and loves to meet with the Crimson Tide coaches and administrators. His Bama years were from 1976 to 1981 during the back to back National Championship years!

Here on Bleacher Report he is the number one Alabama football writer, number one SEC writer and college football's number one writer.

He is the owner of a nationally recognized employment and recruiting agency, Snelling Personnel in Panama City. He also does contract work for branches of the U.S. Military and is a proud patriot.

He is a syndicated columnist and has had articles on CBS Sports Online, Fox Sports, BamaMag.com, The University of Georgia's Dawg Post print and internet magazine, Scout.com, Rivals and had an article discussed on ESPN-U. He has one article hit over 100,000 times, and had over 36,000 hits on Bleacherreport.com with just one article. He's done radio interviews and has been sought out to speak to groups as well.

When not attending games in person, most football Saturdays are spent with friends at the famous "Tiki Bar" in his backyard. Home of many big Bama parties and events. If you're a Tide fan or just a good sport, give him a call if you're in Panama City Beach and stop by for a drink on him.

The Shortlist »

  • Favorite Athletes

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Alabama Crimson Tide

  • Favorite Coaches

    Coach 'Bear' Bryant

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Meeting Coach Bryant in his home

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    My First

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Phelps 8 Gold Medals in Swimming

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Hockey? Are you kidding?

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Contries that don't have REAL football do this...

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who cares..

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    SEC

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Jakob Thais said...

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Hey!

Have you had a chance to read my latest article on a legacy that will never be forgotten in a buckeye's heart. If you have time I'd love for you to read and comment it!

Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/229111-tyson-gentry-an-inspiring-ohio-state-buckeye-legacy

104 days ago

JW Nix said...

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check this out:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231831-past-news-present-stain-future-shame

105 days ago

Jimmy Reno said...

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Larry, thank you for the kind words. I love writing.........should have pursued it when I was in college. By the way, my family and I vacation in Panama City Beach annually and love the area. I'm in north-central Alabama, so excursions to the beach are like heaven for us!

105 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Just finished a very important article on anger in sports. Please help me to get the message out by reading and commenting on this article.

Thanks!

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231946-anger-in-sports-a-look-back-over-my-time

105 days ago

Mohamed E.M said...

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Please take a look at this and tell me what do u think
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231686-the-best-commercials-on-br-humor

Thanks in advance!
Mohamed

105 days ago

GeorgiaDawg said...

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If you get a minute.... Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231925-for-openers-its-georgia

105 days ago

Thomas Mildrop said...

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Hi, I've been reading articles on here for a while but finally wanted to share my own story:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231665-lifes-passion-regained-how-i-found-lost-and-re-discovered-sports

Thanks and God Bless, Thomas.

106 days ago

Gray Ghost said...

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#2 ranked writer in CFB?!!! And to think...I knew you when. Congrats my friend! Keep up the good work.

106 days ago

Cliff Eastham said...

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Hi Larry
Time for Reds Round-table No.4. Come on in and sound off.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231321-cincinnati-reds-roundtable-no-4

107 days ago

dave smith said...

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Hey!
Can you please give your insight on my article with great comments. Thanks you!http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231146-adam-weber-will-lead-the-gophers-through-the-tough-big-ten-schedule

107 days ago

Cliff Eastham said...

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Hi Larry
Here is the lineup I would have if I could take anybody I want.
Who would you take?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230786-my-171679608-mlb-lineup

108 days ago

BamaNation.net said...

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Absolutely Larry. I was just mentioning the other day on my site that you're the most consistent Alabama writer on BR. I mentioned I wished you were more argumentative because that's my personality lol.

What's it take for a guy like you to join a small website's chat one night?

108 days ago

Teddy Mitrosilis said...

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Hey Larry,

Much has been made about the amount of Urban Meyer's new contract given the current economy, but see why I think he deserves it. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230318-urban-meyer-blasted-for-his-bank-rolls-but-why

Teddy

108 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Just finished two new articles on U of H football. My 2009 season predictions and star quarterback Case Keenum being named a watch list candidate for the Davey O'Brien Award.

Please take a look at both and provide your excellent comments!

Thanks so much.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230165-university-of-houston-cougars-2009-schedule-and-predictions

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230194-case-keenum-on-obrien-watch-list

108 days ago

Garry Voltaire said...

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srry the earlier link was a bad one here is the good one.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230074-my-afc-playoffs-prediction-can-steelers-repeat#page/1

109 days ago

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