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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 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 ...
The Junction Boys is a 2002 American made-for-television sports drama film written and directed by Mike Robe, based on sportswriter Jim Dent's 2001 book of the same name. It is about the Junction Boys, the "survivors" of Texas A&M Aggies football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's brutal 10-day summer camp in Junction, Texas, beginning September 1, 1954.
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 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 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season was the last for Paul "Bear" Bryant as head coach at Alabama, retiring with 323 victories in 38 seasons. [2]The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11–1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker 27–23 in the Sugar Bowl to edge out undefeated SMU for the national ...