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Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1958 to 1982.
Thousands attended Paul William "Bear" Bryant's funeral in Tuscaloosa, which was so large that it was held in three churches on Greensboro Avenue.
January 26 – Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (b. 1913) January 27. Georges Bidault, French Resistance leader and politician, 82nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1899) Louis de Funès, French actor (b. 1914) January 28. Frank Forde, Australian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia, leader of the World War II (b. 1890)
The Junction Boys were the "survivors" of Texas A&M Aggies football coach Bear Bryant's brutal 10-day summer camp in Junction, Texas, beginning September 1, 1954.The ordeal became the subject of a 2001 book by Jim Dent, The Junction Boys, [1] and a television movie with the same title produced by ESPN, starring Tom Berenger as Bryant.
It’d be an understatement to say Bryant was a great coach. During his brief appearance, the Alabama legend shared some interesting conversations from his time with Bear Bryant. Joe Namath ...
The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 10th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished season with eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–1 in the SEC) and with a loss against Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
In 1958, Stallings rejoined Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama, this time as the ends coach. [3] He was on hand for two of Alabama's national championship seasons: 1961 and 1964. He was promoted to defensive secondary coach in 1961. [4] The following year he was named defensive coordinator, [5] and in 1964 he added the title of assistant ...
Fritz said the bear's death, and what led up to it, was difficult to watch. He and Sarah Bruce, a park ranger at Katmai, discussed the circumstances that could have precipitated the fight between ...