Once a Tide star, now he can’t walk or talk. Yet, ‘every day with Willie is a blessing.’

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Willie Wyatt and his wife Annette in a 2026 photo. Willie Wyatt, a former University of Alabama defensive lineman and Gardendale High School coach, in 2016 was diagnosed with a rare form of multiple sclerosis that left him unable to walk or speak.

She wakes him at 8 am.

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