The Southeastern Conference started playing football in 1933. You will not be surprised to learn that Alabama won the first conference championship. The Crimson Tide has added 29 league titles since.
The SEC conducted its first Football Media Days in 1985 in Birmingham. The Birmingham News’ lead story on the first day of the inaugural event appeared below the fold on the sports section front page. The News reported that “more than 200 members of the sports media converged” on the Holiday Inn-Medical Center.
At the time, it was considered a large turnout.