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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 from 1958 to 1982.
Oct 31, 2019 · Produced eight years after Paul "Bear" Bryant's death, this 1991 documentary is one of effusive story telling by many who were close to him in his personal life and football coaching career....
Apr 9, 2020 · During these tough times it's important to reflect on such a powerful speech.
Verne Lundquist (then of ABC) interviews Coach Bryant at the beginning of the 2nd half of the 1981 Alabama vs. Auburn football game.
Apr 2, 2014 · Bear Bryant starred his football career playing for the University of Alabama. After successful coaching stints at Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A&M, he won six national championships over 25...
Jul 5, 2024 · Bear Bryant (born September 11, 1913, Kingsland, Arkansas, U.S.—died January 26, 1983, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was an American college football coach who set a record (later broken) for more games won than any other collegiate coach, with the majority of the victories coming during his tenure (1958–82) at the University of Alabama.
Mar 27, 2023 · Paul "Bear" Bryant Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983) is considered the world's greatest college football coach and remains one of the most successful coaches in history. His ability to connect with and motivate players created winning programs at several schools.
Paul "Bear" Bryant played football for his high school in Fordyce, Arkansas, and for the University of Alabama. He acquired the nickname "Bear" because as a teenager in Fordyce, he wrestled a circus bear. At Alabama he was an end on the 1933-35 teams.
After breaking the record for career victories by a college football head coach, Paul (Bear) Bryant called himself a tired old man who never got tired of football.
Jan 27, 1983 · Bear Bryant died of a heart attack yesterday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., only 37 days after he had retired as head football coach at the University of Alabama with the most victories in college...
