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Hall of Famers. A Heisman winner. An MMA fighter. Tuberville is not the only sports politician

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to supporters about plans to run for the governor of Alabama in 2026, Tuesday May 27, 2025 at Byron's Smokehouse in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/ John David Mercer)
Ball caps for U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., seen on a table as he speaks about plans to run for the governor of Alabama in 2026, Tuesday May 27, 2025 at Byron's Smokehouse in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/ John David Mercer)
At left, Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville watches during practice in Auburn, Ala., Aug. 6, 2008 and at right, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., arrives for votes at the Capitol in Washington, March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/File
At left, Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker attends an award banquet Dec. 9, 1982, in New York, and at right speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Nov. 3, 2024, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/File)
At left, Gerald Ford is shown as he appeared at center for the University of Michigan in 1934 and as President Gerald Ford as he pardoned former President Richard Nixon from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sept. 8, 1974. (AP Photo/File)
At left, Nebraska players carry coach Tom Osborne off the field after the Huskers defeated Miami 24-17 in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Jan. 1, 1995, and at right, Osborne speaks during a Republican gubernatorial debate March 19, 2006, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., talks to supporters after defeating Republican candidate Amanda Adkins for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District seat Nov. 8, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to supporters about plans to run for the governor of Alabama in 2026, Tuesday May 27, 2025 at Byron's Smokehouse in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/ John David Mercer)