Joseph Wheeler Sewell was born October 9, 1898, in Titus, Alabama. Joe played baseball and football at the University of Alabama. After graduation in May of 1920, he was in the World Series in October and had 5 hits in 15 times at bat playing for Cleveland. In the 1932 World Series, as a New York Yankee, he drove in the winning run for the deciding game against Chicago. In 14 years, 1,903 games, 7,132 at bat, "No Strike Joe" batted .312 with only 114 strike-outs. In 1925 and 1929, he struck out only 4 times and in 1923 he batted .352. He was the Crimson Tide baseball coach from 1964 to 1968. Joe passed away March 6, 1990.