About

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 office.

He writes professionally for Touchdown Alabama Magazine including the Championship Season run from the press box and interviewed the coaches and players. He is proud to be a member of the Football Writers of America Association and the most read SEC and Alabama football writer at Bleacher Report. He has been credentialed by all the major bowls and the University of Alabama and loves covering the Senior Bowl each year in Mobile, Alabama.

Larry lives with his wife and Pug (Baccardi the Wonder Dog)... He is Community Leader for Alabama here on BleacherReport.com, 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 time were from 1976 to 1981 during the back to back National Championship years!

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 just about every sports website and many printed publications. He's done radio interviews with ESPN and has been sought out to speak to groups as well. Millions of people have read his work.

Short List

  • 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?

    Arguable.....

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Jack....

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    SEC

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  • chilibean posted 10 days ago

    chilibean

    Geeez, even I want you to ome back.. :)

  • Lionel Simms posted 10 days ago

    Lionel Simms

    I was worried about Larry also but apparently he is well and writing for another source. See http://news.tidefans.com/2012/01/30/saban-dominance-hits-new-heights-can-any-coach-keep-pace/

  • bamadoll posted 12 days ago

    bamadoll

    Larry, We have won another national championship on the football field, and a national championship in recruiting and not even one article from you?? Where are you? Hope all is well.

  • Lucas Sabin posted 12 days ago

    Lucas Sabin

    Larry! I hope everything is okay! We all miss your brilliance.

  • Bama Bolt posted 13 days ago

    Bama Bolt

    I hope that everything is well. You are missed.

  • Cara Jost posted 15 days ago

    Cara Jost

    LARRY!!!! Come back please? I need my fix... :D

  • KEVIN CUMMISKEY posted 17 days ago

    KEVIN CUMMISKEY

    Hey Larry. Please rethink your decision. In life we all have editors. Come on..... TideFan compared to b/r?????????? Jeeez............

  • SHELBY O posted 18 days ago

    SHELBY O

    larry!! where r u!! please come back, we have ppl putting out articles on how they are striving for exellience as writers and some other ramblings, its weird...lol... isn't there some football we can talk about?!?! help!!

    seriously tho, hope ur okay, cant wait to see ya back...roll tide!!!

  • LA Dan posted 22 days ago

    LA Dan

    Hey Larry,
    A while ago you did an excellent piece on the math surrounding Univeristy of Southern Cal scholarships, given their NCAA sanctions.

    Was wondering if you could do an update on this, given that LOI signing is right around the corner.

    Regards
    LA Dan

  • Isaac Luber posted 23 days ago

    Isaac Luber

    I just came back after a year, I've been checking on some of our old friends. Many of mine, like BabyTate, Gray Ghost, and other old friendly BR writers have had little activity. Its sad to see all these great writers and overall nice people not to be here. You are one of the few I have seen left around from back when I was in high school. How have you been Larry? Congrats on the NC, Alabama should have one the first game, and as I said to many of my friends, an angry Bama team is gonna come in and crush LSU, kind of like what they did to Mich St. after losing to Auburn. Just checking in, I just wrote a new article, it should be up soon.

    RIP Joe Paterno :(

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Community Leader
2011-12 College Football Bowl Coverage Team
#1 Top Writer, December 2011
#3 Top Writer, December 2011
2011 College Football Kickoff Extravaganza Coverage Team
#1 Top Writer, November 2011
Honorable Mention, November 2011
Honorable Mention, October 2011
#1 Top Writer, October 2011
Honorable Mention, October 2011