page_title: University of North Alabama
section_title: Spirit Hill Tailgating and Lion Walk
hierarchical_section_title: University of North Alabama / Student life / Spirit Hill Tailgating and Lion Walk
caption_attribution_description: English: Fans cheering on Spirit Hill
context_page_description: The University of North Alabama is a public university in Florence, Alabama. It is the state's oldest four-year public university. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. The four cities compose a metropolitan area with a combined population of 140,000 people.
  The University of North Alabama was founded as LaGrange College in 1830. It was reestablished in 1872 as the first state-supported teachers college south of the Ohio River. A year later, it became one of the nation's first coeducational colleges.
context_section_description: Within the past few years, pregame tailgating at Spirit Hill, an area adjoining Braly Municipal Stadium, has developed into a major UNA tradition, thanks largely to the efforts of former Athletic Director Joel Erdmann.  Erdmann enlisted the UNA Greek community, general student organizations and alumni to expand this tradition, which had been lacking.
  Along with former head UNA football Coach Mark Hudspeth, Erdmann also was instrumental in developing the highly popular Lion Walk, a pregame parade down Royal Avenue (next to Spirit Hill) that includes Lion athletes, cheerleaders and the Marching_Pride_of_North_Alabama. The parade is held before every UNA home game.
caption: Fans cheering at Braly Municipal Stadium.
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