Homecoming 2013 is here! The theme for this year is “Leaving a Crimson Legacy,” so let’s look back at some homecoming parades that left a legacy of elaborate decorations, beauty queens, and timely putdowns for our SEC rivals.

The images below (except where noted) are from the Educational Media Collection, highlighting events from the 1960s.

(1963 Homecoming Queen — can anybody name her?)

(Probably 1963, when we beat Mississippi State 20-19)

(1964, Drum Major Bill Fuqua and Miss Alabama Carol Self leading the Million Dollar Band. [from University of Alabama Photographs])

(Maybe 1964 — if so, David Ray did keep his foot in line, making a crucial field goal in the 4th quarter)

(1964, the float for the School of Law. I wonder what they’re drinking? [from University of Alabama Photographs])

(1965 Homecoming Queen, Leigh Stanford)

(Probably 1965, when we beat Florida State 21-0)

(Probably 1966, when we beat the Gamecocks 24-0)

Don’t forget to line up along University Boulevard bright and early Saturday morning (7 a.m.!) to see what our campus organizations have to offer this year.