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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 Paul Bear Bryant College Football Coaching Awards is an exclusive event that honors a college football coach whose great accomplishments, both on and off the field, are legendary. The award recognizes the masters of coaching and allows them to take their deserved place in history beside other legends like Bear Bryant.
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 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 ...
The show ran during the tenure of head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from the 1958 through the 1982 seasons. Co-hosted by John Forney (1961–1965), Bill Austin (1966), Charley Thornton (1967–1981) and Steadman Shealy (1982), The Bear Bryant Show was a cultural phenomenon within the state of Alabama that contributed to the rise in popularity and ...
Thousands attended Paul William "Bear" Bryant's funeral in Tuscaloosa, which was so large that it was held in three churches on Greensboro Avenue.
The Paul W. Bryant Museum is located on the campus of the University of Alabama, [1] in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [2] Founded in 1985, [3] the museum was opened in 1988 to "house the history of Alabama football, with special emphasis on the legendary coach" Paul William "Bear" Bryant. [4]
The debate over the greatest college football coach of all time generally comes down to two Alabama legends: Paul “Bear” Bryant or Nick Saban. Paul Finebaum thinks this one is now very ...