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Happy 43rd Birthday to the UAB Blazers! - blazerjay - 11-24-2021 05:21 PM 43 years ago tonight, UAB took to the court for their first ever game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in front of a crowd of 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum (Legacy Arena). The Blazers lost that night, 64-55, but would claim the first victory in school history the very next night. A couple of other bits of trivia: The green and gold colors were selected by a vote of the students in the summer of 1970: Green and Gold - 231 votes Blue and White - 147 votes Rust and White - 97 votes Others receiving votes - Green and Gray; Red and Gray; Red and Blue. The Blazers nickname was chosen by the students in January of 1978 over the other finalists - Titans, Barons and Warriors. (NOTE: The Birmingham baseball team had left town in 1975 and wouldn't return until 1981). RE: Happy 43rd Birthday to the UAB Blazers! - randy22263 - 11-24-2021 06:19 PM I was there the next night for the first win. Exciting time to be a Blazer fan. RE: Happy 43rd Birthday to the UAB Blazers! - GreenFreakUAB - 11-25-2021 10:05 AM ...I was there... RE: Happy 43rd Birthday to the UAB Blazers! - jcduncan13 - 11-25-2021 11:13 AM Love it! Go blazers!