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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.
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.
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 .
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 ...
Paul W. “Bear” Bryant first earned a place in the rivalry’s legend as a player in 1935, when he played against Tennessee with a fractured leg. Alabama won, 25-0.
The University of Alabama coach had huge shoes to fill in 2007, when he stepped into the job made famous by Paul "Bear" Bryant, and all Saban did was reel off a collection of national ...
The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 24th year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC co-champions with Georgia and with a loss against Texas in the Cotton ...
The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a victory over Penn State in the Sugar Bowl .