Brodie Croyle, a former Alabama football star and NFL quarterback, has been CEO of Big Oak for the last 10 years. His father, fellow Crimson Tide standout John Croyle, founded the ranch in 1974.
This is the third annual "The Battle of Goat Hill" where members of the Alabama House and State Senate put aside their political differences and duke it out in a softball game to receive not only bragging rights for the year, but to also raise money for The Big Oak Ranch.
When former Crimson Tide All-SEC defensive end John Croyle was planning to take the next step in his football career into the NFL in 1974, he first went to his coach, the legendary Paul “Bear’ Bryant, for advice.
Many athletes fortunate enough to play under legendary Crimson Tide coach Paul “Bear” Bryant have gone on to do great things, and 1974 second-team All-SEC defensive end John Croyle is no exception.
As you enter the Big Oak Girl’s Ranch headquarters, the first thing you see is a seal on the floor. On it is a tree, and on the tree are the last several lines of Isaiah 61:3.
By Terry Schrimscher More than 2000 children have grown up at the Big Oak Ranch since it was founded in 1974. The Alabama-based Christian...