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[[Image:1972 smog banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Birmingham's skyline with smog, August 1972]] | |||
[[Image:Stay hungry cover.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Cover of ''Stay Hungry'', published 1972]] | [[Image:Stay hungry cover.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Cover of ''Stay Hungry'', published 1972]] | ||
'''1972''' was the 101st year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]]. | '''1972''' was the 101st year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]]. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
[[Image:Birmingham Green banner.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[20th Street North]] in May 1972]] | [[Image:Birmingham Green banner.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[20th Street North]] in May 1972]] | ||
* [[Mary Kay Beard]] made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. | * [[Mary Kay Beard]] made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. | ||
* [[St Elias Maronite Church]] hosted the [[1972 National Apostolate of Maronites convention]]. | * [[St Elias Maronite Church]] hosted the [[1972 National Apostolate of Maronites convention]]. | ||
* [[James C. Parsons]] was named [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]]. | * [[James C. Parsons]] was named [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]]. | ||
* [[Joe Shannon]] retired from the U. S. Air Force. | * [[Joe Shannon]] retired from the U.S. Air Force. | ||
* [[Ralph M. Tanner]] was succeeded [[Charles D. Hounshell]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|President of Birmingham-Southern College]]. | * [[Ralph M. Tanner]] was succeeded [[Charles D. Hounshell]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|President of Birmingham-Southern College]]. | ||
* [[Gage Bush Englund]] donated her collection of dolls to the [[Birmingham Public Library]]. | * [[Gage Bush Englund]] donated her collection of dolls to the [[Birmingham Public Library]]. | ||
* The [[Tuscaloosa Sailing Club]] was founded. | * The [[Tuscaloosa Sailing Club]] was founded. | ||
* [[Frank Barker]] and [[Bill Hay]] founded the [[Birmingham Theological Seminary]] at [[Edgewood Presbyterian Church]]. | |||
* The [[Lyric Theatre|Grand Bijou Theatre]] revival cinema opened in the former [[Lyric Theatre]]. | * The [[Lyric Theatre|Grand Bijou Theatre]] revival cinema opened in the former [[Lyric Theatre]]. | ||
* [[Fultondale High School|New Castle High School]] was renamed [[Fultondale High School]]. | |||
* [[Bert Bank]] was appointed to oversee the implementation of court-ordered patient care improvements at [[Bryce Hospital]] and Partlow Hospital. | * [[Bert Bank]] was appointed to oversee the implementation of court-ordered patient care improvements at [[Bryce Hospital]] and Partlow Hospital. | ||
* [[ | * January: The first [[Birmingham Boat Show]] was held in the newly-opened [[BJCC]] North Exhibit Hall. | ||
* January: Gay activists Jack Baker and Barbara Gittings spoke at the [[University of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[April 1]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] closed its doors. | * [[April 1]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] closed its doors. | ||
* [[April 12]]: Three Dog Night headlined a [[List of concerts at Legion Field|massive concert]] at [[Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[May 6]]: Black Oak Arkansas headlined a concert at the [[Birmingham International Raceway]]. | |||
* [[May 18]]: The [[Birmingham Festival Theatre]] debuted with a performance of "The Threepenny Opera" at [[East Lake Library]]. | * [[May 18]]: The [[Birmingham Festival Theatre]] debuted with a performance of "The Threepenny Opera" at [[East Lake Library]]. | ||
* [[June 30]]: The [[Highland Racquet Club]] (former [[Birmingham Country Club]] building) was destroyed by fire. | |||
* [[July 15]]: The [[Buzzard Roost Bridge]] was destroyed by fire. | |||
* [[August 15]]: Birmingham signed a "[[Birmingham Sister City Commission#Other|Ciudad Compañera]]" pact with [[Cobán, Guatemala]]. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] organized a "[[1972 Salute to the USA|Salute to the USA]]". | |||
* Fall: The [[Red Mountain School]] opened. | * Fall: The [[Red Mountain School]] opened. | ||
* [[October | * September: The Ladies' Philoptochos Society at [[Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral]] organized the first [[Birmingham Greek Festival]]. | ||
* [[October 5]]–[[October 14|14]]: [[1972 Alabama State Fair]]. | |||
* The Ladies Philoptochos Society at the [[Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral]] began hosting Birmingham's annual Greek Festival. | |||
* [[November 10]]: [[Southern Airways Flight 49]] from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham]] was hijacked and flown to Havana, Cuba. | * [[November 10]]: [[Southern Airways Flight 49]] from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham]] was hijacked and flown to Havana, Cuba. | ||
* [[December | * [[December 2]]: The massive "[[Golly Hole]]" sinkhole appeared near [[Calera]]. | ||
* [[December 12]]: Deep Purple and Fleetwood Mac played at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]]. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
[[Image:Be&k logo.jpg|right|100px]] | [[Image:Be&k logo.jpg|right|100px]] | ||
* [[January 1]]: [[Highland Ice Cream Co.|Stull's Highland Ice Cream Co.]] merged into the [[Barber's Ice Cream Company]]. | |||
* [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]]. | |||
* April: [[The Forty Thieves]] Restaurant and Lounge opened in [[Lakeview]] | |||
* April: [[Seafood & Chicken Box]] opened. | |||
* [[Ken Forbes Jr]] opened the [[Angry Revolt]] head shop in [[Homewood]]. | |||
* [[BE&K]] was founded. | * [[BE&K]] was founded. | ||
* [[Chuck Binninger]] founded the [[Electronic Repair Company]] in [[East Lake]]. | * [[Chuck Binninger]] founded the [[Electronic Repair Company]] in [[East Lake]]. | ||
* The [[Food World]] chain was launched by [[Bruno's]]. | |||
* [[Carl Miller]] purchased office furniture dealer [[Bodine|Bodine, Bryson and Rolling]]. | |||
* The [[Motion Industries|Owen-Richards Company]] became [[Motion Industries]]. | |||
* The [[Salt and Pepper]] chain of fast food restaurants debuted with eight locations in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* The [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]] was renamed the "Cabana Hotel". | |||
* [[Trilogy Leather]] was founded. | * [[Trilogy Leather]] was founded. | ||
* [[WBRC-FM]] and [[WBRC-AM]] were acquired by [[Mooney Broadcasting]]. | |||
* [[WJLD-AM]] moved from downtown to [[Spaulding Ishkooda Road]] in [[Mason City]]. | * [[WJLD-AM]] moved from downtown to [[Spaulding Ishkooda Road]] in [[Mason City]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Alabama Brick Deliver]] was founded by [[C. J. South]]. | ||
* The [[ | * [[George N. Sarris|George N.]] and [[Kostas Sarris]] opened [[Sarris Steak and Seafood]] in [[Homewood]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Jim Walter Resources]] began accessing the [[Blue Creek Seam]] of bituminous coal at the [[Brookwood Mine]] near [[Brookwood]]. | ||
* | * The accounting firm of [[Warren Averett|Pearce & Summerford]] was founded. | ||
===Government=== | |||
* [[George Wallace]] was shot on the campaign trail. [[Jere Beasley]] served as acting governor. | |||
* [[Bull Connor]] was defeated in re-election bid for the Alabama Public Service Commission. | |||
* [[William Noble]] was elected to the first of six terms as [[Mayor of Gardendale]]. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Board of Education]] sold the former [[Bryant School]] property to the [[City of Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1972 primary elections]] were held. | |||
* The [[1972 general election]] was held. | |||
* [[October 2]]: [[John Scates]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]]. | |||
* [[November 21]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] appointed [[Ossie Ware Mitchell]] to the [[Birmingham Board of Education]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* October: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 8-7 in the [[Magic City Classic]]. | * October: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 8-7 in the [[Magic City Classic]]. | ||
* [[December 2]]: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] defeated [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] with two blocked punts in the [[1972 Iron Bowl]]. | * [[December 2]]: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] defeated [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] with two blocked punts in the [[1972 Iron Bowl]]. | ||
* The [[1972 Birmingham A's]] went 49-90. | |||
* [[Jimmy Means]] joined the [[Alabama Gang]]. | * [[Jimmy Means]] joined the [[Alabama Gang]]. | ||
* [[Richard Gilliam]] was hired as [[Montevallo High School]] basketball coach. | * [[Richard Gilliam]] was hired as [[Montevallo High School]] basketball coach. | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
[[Image:AmSouth Tower.jpg|right|thumb|175px|The [[Regions Center|First National-Southern Natural Building]]]] | |||
* [[Arthur Elementary School]] | * [[Arthur Elementary School]] | ||
* [[Barber's Dairy]] dairy plant | |||
* [[Birmingham International Airport]] Terminal Building | * [[Birmingham International Airport]] Terminal Building | ||
* [[Carson Filter Plant]] | * [[Carson Filter Plant]] | ||
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* [[Regions Center|First National-Southern Natural Building]] (now [[Regions Center]]) | * [[Regions Center|First National-Southern Natural Building]] (now [[Regions Center]]) | ||
* [[Homewood High School]] | * [[Homewood High School]] | ||
* [[Center Pointe Landings|Summer Terrace Apartments]] in [[Center Point]] | |||
* [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital|Mercy Hospital]] (now Cooper Green Mercy Hospital) | * [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital|Mercy Hospital]] (now Cooper Green Mercy Hospital) | ||
* [[Adams Inn|Sheraton Inn]] at [[I-65]] and [[3rd Avenue North]] | |||
* [[Highland Peak Apartments|Ski Lodge Apartments I]] | * [[Highland Peak Apartments|Ski Lodge Apartments I]] | ||
* [[Nob Hill Apartments]] on [[Valley Avenue]] | |||
* [[Tannehill Valley Estates bridge]] | * [[Tannehill Valley Estates bridge]] | ||
* [[Valley Brook Apartments]] in [[Apple Valley]] | |||
* [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]] | |||
* [[Garywood Assembly of God]], new 450-seat sanctuary | * [[Garywood Assembly of God]], new 450-seat sanctuary | ||
* Expansion of [[Children's Hospital]] | * Expansion of [[Children's Hospital]] | ||
* Completion of the [[Monte D'Oro]] subdivision | * Completion of the [[Monte D'Oro]] subdivision | ||
* Renovations to the [[YWCA Building]] | * Renovations to the [[YWCA Building]] | ||
* July 22: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North]] was added to the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] | * Interior renovations at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] | ||
* May: The [[Arnold Palmer Putting Course]] opened at [[Cascade Plunge]]. | |||
* [[July 22]]: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North]] was added to the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] | |||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[Camille Desmarais]] was named rector of [[St John's Episcopal Church for the Deaf]]. | |||
* [[Robert Guillot]] was appointed as president of Florence State University. | |||
* [[Elmer Moree]] left [[Woodlawn High School]] to become the first headmaster of [[Franklin Academy]]. | * [[Elmer Moree]] left [[Woodlawn High School]] to become the first headmaster of [[Franklin Academy]]. | ||
* [[Jim Parsons]] succeeded [[Jamie Moore]] as [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | |||
* [[Kool Korner Sandwiches]] owner [[Ildefonso Ramirez]] defected to the United States from Cuba. | |||
* USMC Chief Warrant Officer and Medal of Honor recipient [[Harold Wilson]] retired from his military service. | |||
* [[Frank W. Bromberg]] succeeded his father, [[Charles L. Bromberg]], as president of [[National Woodworks]]. | |||
* [[November 13]]: [[Butch Boackle]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[January 8]]: [[Alann Johnson]], minister | |||
* [[January 30]]: [[Jennifer Hale]], actress and voice-over artist | * [[January 30]]: [[Jennifer Hale]], actress and voice-over artist | ||
* [[March 1]]: [[Jerome Murkerson]], U. S. Marine gunnery sergeant killed in Iraq | * [[February 14]]: [[Morgan Murphy]], author and communications professional | ||
* [[ | * [[March 1]]: [[Jerome Murkerson]], U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant killed in Iraq | ||
* [[March 17]]: [[Marc Gunn]], musician and podcaster | |||
* [[April 3]]: [[LaToya Cantrell]], mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
* [[April 6]]: [[Jason Hervey]], actor and former [[HealthSouth]] executive | |||
* [[June 15]]: [[Carlos Subero]], [[2008 Birmingham Barons]] manager | * [[June 15]]: [[Carlos Subero]], [[2008 Birmingham Barons]] manager | ||
* [[June 19]]: [[James-Paul Dice]], meteorologist | * [[June 19]]: [[James-Paul Dice]], meteorologist | ||
* June 19: [[Antonio Spurling]], attorney and real estate developer | * June 19: [[Antonio Spurling]], attorney and real estate developer | ||
* [[June 21]]: [[April Odom]], director of communications for the City of [[Birmingham]] | |||
* [[July 14]]: U.S. Air Force officer [[Ken Bourland]] was born in Birmingham. | |||
* [[July 17]]: [[Darrell O'Quinn]], [[Birmingham Community Advisory Board]] president | |||
* [[July 20]]: [[Jay Barker]], football player and radio personality | * [[July 20]]: [[Jay Barker]], football player and radio personality | ||
* [[September 5]]: [[Imani Perry]], scholar and author | |||
* [[September 6]]: [[Josh Evans]], [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] and NFL football player | |||
* [[September 29]]: [[Al Elliott]], rapper, poet and educator | |||
* [[October 7]]: [[Michael Harriot]], writer and poet | |||
* [[October 18]]: A male zebra was born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]. | |||
* [[November 30]]: [[David Powell]], IT services manager | |||
* [[December 13]]: [[Zeus Garrett]], music and event promoter | |||
* [[December 27]]: [[Walt Maddox]], [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]] | |||
* [[Frank Adams Jr]], health care consultant, president of [[A. G. Gaston Boys and Girls Clubs]] | |||
* [[Jay Brandrup]], founder and principal of [[Kinetic Communications]] | |||
* [[Jeffrey Cain]], guitarist and record producer | |||
* [[Ann Marie Corgill]], 2014-2015 [[Alabama State Teacher of the Year]] | |||
* [[Trey Devey]], former executive director of the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] | * [[Trey Devey]], former executive director of the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] | ||
* [[Tene Dolphin]], deputy director for business diversity and opportunity for the [[City of Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[Dearniki Echols]], community activist | |||
* [[Joel Gilbert]], attorney and lobbyist | |||
* [[Trey Glenn|Onis "Trey" Glenn]], EPA Region 4 administrator | |||
* [[Sandi Gregory]], attorney | * [[Sandi Gregory]], attorney | ||
* [[Lisa Herring]], superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]] | |||
* [[Chiquita Holloway]], education specialist | * [[Chiquita Holloway]], education specialist | ||
* [[Richard Jacks]], real estate agent, former meteorologist | |||
* [[Sean Meyer]], sommelier | * [[Sean Meyer]], sommelier | ||
* [[Chris Newsome]], chef | * [[Chris Newsome]], chef | ||
* [[ | * [[Amy Pleasant]], artist | ||
* [[Shannon Riley]], president of [[One Stop Environmental]] | * [[Shannon Riley]], president of [[One Stop Environmental]] | ||
* [[Paul Roberts]], physician | |||
* [[Deloris Robinson]], geophysicist | |||
* [[Donald Watkins Jr]], insurance agent and entrepreneur | |||
===Graduations=== | ===Graduations=== | ||
* [[Kamau Afrika]] graduated from [[Parker High School]]. | * [[Kamau Afrika]] graduated from [[Parker High School]]. | ||
* [[Dale Benos]] earned a bachelor's in biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. | |||
* [[David Cromwell Johnson]] earned his juris doctorate from the [[Birmingham School of Law]]. | |||
* [[David Cutcliffe]] graduated from [[Banks High School]]. | * [[David Cutcliffe]] graduated from [[Banks High School]]. | ||
* [[Larry DeLucas]] earned a degree in chemistry from UAB. | |||
* [[Owen Drake]] earned his associate's degree from [[Jefferson State Community College]] | |||
* [[Rob Henrikson]] earned his juris doctorate at the Emory University School of Law. | * [[Rob Henrikson]] earned his juris doctorate at the Emory University School of Law. | ||
* [[Larry Langford]] earned a degree in social and behavioral sciences from [[UAB]]. | * [[Larry Langford]] earned a degree in social and behavioral sciences from [[UAB]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Branko Medenica]] earned a bachelor's degree in business at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. | ||
* [[Kim Price]] graduated from [[Benjamin Russell High School]]. | |||
* [[Gary Weinberger]] completed a bachelors in American studies at the [[University of Alabama]]. | * [[Gary Weinberger]] completed a bachelors in American studies at the [[University of Alabama]]. | ||
* [[Charles Webster]] graduated from [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]. | |||
* [[Tobias Wolff]] earned a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford. | * [[Tobias Wolff]] earned a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford. | ||
* [[ | |||
=== Marriages === | |||
* [[Stanley Oliver]] to the former Laura Miller. | |||
* [[December 31]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] married [[Alfreda Kincaid|Alfreda Harris]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[ | * [[January 12]]: [[Fess Whatley|John T. "Fess" Whatley]], band director | ||
* [[May 4]]: Reverend [[Arthur W. Dycer]] | * [[May 4]]: Reverend [[Arthur W. Dycer]] | ||
* [[May 24]]: [[Mignon Blair|Mignon Hall Blair]], newspaper reporter | |||
* [[June 26]]: [[Don Buel Schuyler]], architect | |||
* [[September 2]]: [[Marti Turnipseed|Marti Turnipseed Moore]], Civil Rights activist | |||
* [[September 10]]: [[Ann Hodges]], struck by a meteorite in [[1954]] | |||
* [[September 24]]: [[John Proferis]], restaurateur | |||
* [[October 10]]: [[Tom Stewart]], U. S. Senator (Tennessee) | * [[October 10]]: [[Tom Stewart]], U. S. Senator (Tennessee) | ||
* [[October 12]]: [[Walter Roland]], blues pianist | * [[October 12]]: [[Walter Roland]], blues pianist | ||
* [[November 21]]: [[Owen Gresham]], [[Jefferson County School Board]] member | |||
* [[December 25]]: [[Dud Bascomb]], jazz trumpeter | |||
* [[Bill Battle Jr]], [[BSC Panthers|Birmingham-Southern]] athletic director | |||
* [[Clifford Stiles]], owner of the [[Redmont Hotel]] from 1946. | |||
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1972]]'' | :''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1972]]'' |
Latest revision as of 13:50, 23 June 2024
1972 was the 101st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- Mary Kay Beard made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
- St Elias Maronite Church hosted the 1972 National Apostolate of Maronites convention.
- James C. Parsons was named Birmingham Police Chief.
- Joe Shannon retired from the U.S. Air Force.
- Ralph M. Tanner was succeeded Charles D. Hounshell as President of Birmingham-Southern College.
- Gage Bush Englund donated her collection of dolls to the Birmingham Public Library.
- The Tuscaloosa Sailing Club was founded.
- Frank Barker and Bill Hay founded the Birmingham Theological Seminary at Edgewood Presbyterian Church.
- The Grand Bijou Theatre revival cinema opened in the former Lyric Theatre.
- New Castle High School was renamed Fultondale High School.
- Bert Bank was appointed to oversee the implementation of court-ordered patient care improvements at Bryce Hospital and Partlow Hospital.
- January: The first Birmingham Boat Show was held in the newly-opened BJCC North Exhibit Hall.
- January: Gay activists Jack Baker and Barbara Gittings spoke at the University of Alabama.
- April 1: The original Tutwiler Hotel closed its doors.
- April 12: Three Dog Night headlined a massive concert at Legion Field.
- May 6: Black Oak Arkansas headlined a concert at the Birmingham International Raceway.
- May 18: The Birmingham Festival Theatre debuted with a performance of "The Threepenny Opera" at East Lake Library.
- June 30: The Highland Racquet Club (former Birmingham Country Club building) was destroyed by fire.
- July 15: The Buzzard Roost Bridge was destroyed by fire.
- August 15: Birmingham signed a "Ciudad Compañera" pact with Cobán, Guatemala.
- The Birmingham Festival of Arts organized a "Salute to the USA".
- Fall: The Red Mountain School opened.
- September: The Ladies' Philoptochos Society at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral organized the first Birmingham Greek Festival.
- October 5–14: 1972 Alabama State Fair.
- The Ladies Philoptochos Society at the Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral began hosting Birmingham's annual Greek Festival.
- November 10: Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham was hijacked and flown to Havana, Cuba.
- December 2: The massive "Golly Hole" sinkhole appeared near Calera.
- December 12: Deep Purple and Fleetwood Mac played at Municipal Auditorium.
Business
- January 1: Stull's Highland Ice Cream Co. merged into the Barber's Ice Cream Company.
- First National Bank was renamed AmSouth Bancorporation.
- April: The Forty Thieves Restaurant and Lounge opened in Lakeview
- April: Seafood & Chicken Box opened.
- Ken Forbes Jr opened the Angry Revolt head shop in Homewood.
- BE&K was founded.
- Chuck Binninger founded the Electronic Repair Company in East Lake.
- The Food World chain was launched by Bruno's.
- Carl Miller purchased office furniture dealer Bodine, Bryson and Rolling.
- The Owen-Richards Company became Motion Industries.
- The Salt and Pepper chain of fast food restaurants debuted with eight locations in Birmingham.
- The Thomas Jefferson Hotel was renamed the "Cabana Hotel".
- Trilogy Leather was founded.
- WBRC-FM and WBRC-AM were acquired by Mooney Broadcasting.
- WJLD-AM moved from downtown to Spaulding Ishkooda Road in Mason City.
- Alabama Brick Deliver was founded by C. J. South.
- George N. and Kostas Sarris opened Sarris Steak and Seafood in Homewood.
- Jim Walter Resources began accessing the Blue Creek Seam of bituminous coal at the Brookwood Mine near Brookwood.
- The accounting firm of Pearce & Summerford was founded.
Government
- George Wallace was shot on the campaign trail. Jere Beasley served as acting governor.
- Bull Connor was defeated in re-election bid for the Alabama Public Service Commission.
- William Noble was elected to the first of six terms as Mayor of Gardendale.
- The Birmingham Board of Education sold the former Bryant School property to the City of Birmingham.
- 1972 primary elections were held.
- The 1972 general election was held.
- October 2: John Scates was sworn in as Mayor of Vestavia Hills.
- November 21: The Birmingham City Council appointed Ossie Ware Mitchell to the Birmingham Board of Education.
Sports
- October: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 8-7 in the Magic City Classic.
- December 2: Auburn defeated Alabama with two blocked punts in the 1972 Iron Bowl.
- The 1972 Birmingham A's went 49-90.
- Jimmy Means joined the Alabama Gang.
- Richard Gilliam was hired as Montevallo High School basketball coach.
- Eli Gold debuted as a sports announcer for the Mutual Broadcasting System.
- Mel Allen was inducted into the Sportswriters and Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Works
Buildings
- Arthur Elementary School
- Barber's Dairy dairy plant
- Birmingham International Airport Terminal Building
- Carson Filter Plant
- Daniel Payne College, Sayreton Road campus
- East Town Shopping Center
- First National-Southern Natural Building (now Regions Center)
- Homewood High School
- Summer Terrace Apartments in Center Point
- Mercy Hospital (now Cooper Green Mercy Hospital)
- Sheraton Inn at I-65 and 3rd Avenue North
- Ski Lodge Apartments I
- Nob Hill Apartments on Valley Avenue
- Tannehill Valley Estates bridge
- Valley Brook Apartments in Apple Valley
- Vestavia Hills Baptist Church
- Garywood Assembly of God, new 450-seat sanctuary
- Expansion of Children's Hospital
- Completion of the Monte D'Oro subdivision
- Renovations to the YWCA Building
- Interior renovations at St Paul's Cathedral
- May: The Arnold Palmer Putting Course opened at Cascade Plunge.
- July 22: Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North was added to the National Register of Historic Places
Books
- Stay Hungry by Charles Gaines
- Reprint edition of Ethel Armes' 1910 The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama by Book Keeper's Press
Films and TV
- Fair Play, starring Phillip Alford
- The Erotic Adventures of Zorro and The Adult Version of Jeckyll & Hide, produced by David F. Friedman
- Kate Jackson appeared in "The Rookies"
Songs
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", The Temptations, featuring Dennis Edwards
- "Black Tattler" / "Stop the Merry-Go-Round" & "Black Haze Express", Sam Dees
- ""I've Been Lonely for So Long." Frederick Knight, recorded by Neal Hemphill
Individuals
- Camille Desmarais was named rector of St John's Episcopal Church for the Deaf.
- Robert Guillot was appointed as president of Florence State University.
- Elmer Moree left Woodlawn High School to become the first headmaster of Franklin Academy.
- Jim Parsons succeeded Jamie Moore as Chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
- Kool Korner Sandwiches owner Ildefonso Ramirez defected to the United States from Cuba.
- USMC Chief Warrant Officer and Medal of Honor recipient Harold Wilson retired from his military service.
- Frank W. Bromberg succeeded his father, Charles L. Bromberg, as president of National Woodworks.
- November 13: Butch Boackle joined the Birmingham Police Department.
Births
- January 8: Alann Johnson, minister
- January 30: Jennifer Hale, actress and voice-over artist
- February 14: Morgan Murphy, author and communications professional
- March 1: Jerome Murkerson, U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant killed in Iraq
- March 17: Marc Gunn, musician and podcaster
- April 3: LaToya Cantrell, mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana
- April 6: Jason Hervey, actor and former HealthSouth executive
- June 15: Carlos Subero, 2008 Birmingham Barons manager
- June 19: James-Paul Dice, meteorologist
- June 19: Antonio Spurling, attorney and real estate developer
- June 21: April Odom, director of communications for the City of Birmingham
- July 14: U.S. Air Force officer Ken Bourland was born in Birmingham.
- July 17: Darrell O'Quinn, Birmingham Community Advisory Board president
- July 20: Jay Barker, football player and radio personality
- September 5: Imani Perry, scholar and author
- September 6: Josh Evans, UAB Blazers and NFL football player
- September 29: Al Elliott, rapper, poet and educator
- October 7: Michael Harriot, writer and poet
- October 18: A male zebra was born at the Birmingham Zoo.
- November 30: David Powell, IT services manager
- December 13: Zeus Garrett, music and event promoter
- December 27: Walt Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa
- Frank Adams Jr, health care consultant, president of A. G. Gaston Boys and Girls Clubs
- Jay Brandrup, founder and principal of Kinetic Communications
- Jeffrey Cain, guitarist and record producer
- Ann Marie Corgill, 2014-2015 Alabama State Teacher of the Year
- Trey Devey, former executive director of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Tene Dolphin, deputy director for business diversity and opportunity for the City of Birmingham.
- Dearniki Echols, community activist
- Joel Gilbert, attorney and lobbyist
- Onis "Trey" Glenn, EPA Region 4 administrator
- Sandi Gregory, attorney
- Lisa Herring, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools
- Chiquita Holloway, education specialist
- Richard Jacks, real estate agent, former meteorologist
- Sean Meyer, sommelier
- Chris Newsome, chef
- Amy Pleasant, artist
- Shannon Riley, president of One Stop Environmental
- Paul Roberts, physician
- Deloris Robinson, geophysicist
- Donald Watkins Jr, insurance agent and entrepreneur
Graduations
- Kamau Afrika graduated from Parker High School.
- Dale Benos earned a bachelor's in biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
- David Cromwell Johnson earned his juris doctorate from the Birmingham School of Law.
- David Cutcliffe graduated from Banks High School.
- Larry DeLucas earned a degree in chemistry from UAB.
- Owen Drake earned his associate's degree from Jefferson State Community College
- Rob Henrikson earned his juris doctorate at the Emory University School of Law.
- Larry Langford earned a degree in social and behavioral sciences from UAB.
- Branko Medenica earned a bachelor's degree in business at Birmingham-Southern College.
- Kim Price graduated from Benjamin Russell High School.
- Gary Weinberger completed a bachelors in American studies at the University of Alabama.
- Charles Webster graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School.
- Tobias Wolff earned a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford.
Marriages
- Stanley Oliver to the former Laura Miller.
- December 31: Bernard Kincaid married Alfreda Harris.
Deaths
- January 12: John T. "Fess" Whatley, band director
- May 4: Reverend Arthur W. Dycer
- May 24: Mignon Hall Blair, newspaper reporter
- June 26: Don Buel Schuyler, architect
- September 2: Marti Turnipseed Moore, Civil Rights activist
- September 10: Ann Hodges, struck by a meteorite in 1954
- September 24: John Proferis, restaurateur
- October 10: Tom Stewart, U. S. Senator (Tennessee)
- October 12: Walter Roland, blues pianist
- November 21: Owen Gresham, Jefferson County School Board member
- December 25: Dud Bascomb, jazz trumpeter
- Bill Battle Jr, Birmingham-Southern athletic director
- Clifford Stiles, owner of the Redmont Hotel from 1946.
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1972
See Also
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