SJR19 Summary

• Mourns the death of William "Bill" Raines Battle III of Birmingham, Alabama, who died on November 27, 2024, at age 82.

• Honors his football career as a University of Alabama scholarship athlete under Coach Bear Bryant (1961 national championship) and his achievement as the youngest college football head coach at the University of Tennessee with a 59-22-2 record and four bowl game wins.

• Recognizes his business success founding Golden Eagle Enterprises and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) in 1981, which revolutionized the collegiate licensing industry.

• Acknowledges his 2013 return to sports as Director of Athletics at the University of Alabama, where he oversaw three national championships.

• Offers the resolution to his family in tribute to his life and expresses heartfelt sympathy to his survivors, including his wife Mary and four children.