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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 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 ...
Bear Bryant. Paul William "Bear" Bryant came to the Crimson Tide program in December 1957, after leaving his head coaching position at Texas A&M. [42] On December 8, five days after leaving A&M, Bryant was asked why he left for Alabama. Bryant replied, "Mama called, and when Mama calls, then you just have to come running."
The University of Alabama's legendary football coach led the Crimson Tide to six national championships, 24 bowl games, 13 conference titles.
But after that it was all downhill. Paul Bryant's last season as Alabama football coach saw a nine-game winning streak against Auburn and eleven-game winning streaks against Tennessee and LSU all come to an end. The loss to Southern Miss was Alabama's first loss in Tuscaloosa since 1963, breaking a 57-game win streak in Bryant–Denny Stadium.
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November 28, 1981: Iron Bowl - Alabama 28 vs. Auburn 17 – Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant wins his 315th collegiate game as a head coach, surpassing Amos Alonzo Stagg as college football's winningest coach. [66] November 27, 1982: Iron Bowl - Auburn 23 vs Alabama 22 – Bear Bryant's final Iron Bowl, "Bo Over The Top" [57]
The centerpiece of the exhibit is the big green parka that Alabama coach Paul W. Bryant wore during a chilly night in Memphis on Dec. 29, 1982. Bear Bryant's last game: Museum exhibit focuses on ...