Marching Pride of North Alabama

Marching band of the University of North Alabama Marching Pride of North AlabamaSchoolUniversity of North AlabamaLocationFlorence, Alabama, USAConferenceBig South ConferenceFounded1949DirectorDr. Joseph GrayMembers265The Marching Pride of North Alabama, is the official marching band of the University of North Alabama. The band, which is the largest organization on campus,[citation needed] performs at all North Alabama Lions football home games, as well as local parades and high school competition exhibitions across the state. They performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2025. History Beginnings The band began as the Tri-Cities Band directed by Dr.William Presser in 1947. UNA (then called Florence State Teachers College), started its first official college band in 1949, when President E.B. Norton brought football back to the campus. Presser took the position of choral director at the school, and Dr. Robert Nye, a new music teacher, became the band's director. Twenty-seven students, out of the 1,400 attending the school, formed the first marching band.[citation needed] Its first rehearsal took place on September 24, 1949, and performed the show Saturday, October, 22 at the