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Governor Albert P. Brewer announced the establishment of The University of Alabama System comprised of autonomous campuses in Tuscaloosa (UA), Birmingham (UAB), and Huntsville (UAH). The University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) became one of the three universities in the new three-campus system.
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Golf, the first NCAA intercollegiate sports team at UAB, opened its initial season in a match with Tulane University.
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The first social sorority, Alpha Sigma Tau, was formally established at UAB.
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A pink dragon served as the first official mascot for the UAB Blazers.
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Before a crowd of over 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, the UAB men's basketball team competed in its first game, losing to Nebraska by a score of 55 to 64.
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Beauregard T. Rooster became the official mascot for the UAB Blazers, the university's second official mascot from 1979-1992.
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Blaze the Viking was the UAB mascot for 1993
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Blaze the dragon, UAB's new mascot, made its first public appearance during a basketball game at the UAB Arena.
