Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football coach. He was best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his twenty-five years as Alabama's head coach, his teams won six national championships and thirteen conference championships. When he retired in 1982 he held the record for most wins as head coach in college football history. At the University of Alabama, the Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Drive and Bryant-Denny Stadium are all named in his honor.
| Bear Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 11, 1913 Moro Bottom, Arkansas |
| Died | January 26, 1983 (aged 69) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | End |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 323–85–17 |
| Bowls | 15–12–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 6 National (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979) 14 SEC (1950, 1961, 1964–1966, 1971–1975, 1977–1979, 1981) 1 SWC (1956) | |
| Awards 3x AFCA Coach of the Year (1961, 1971, 1973) 12x SEC Coach of the Year (1950, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977–1979, 1981) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1986 (profile) | |
Before he worked at Alabama, Bryant was head football coach at University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University.
Bear Bryant Media
Bryant as Maryland head coach in 1945
Memorial of Bryant outside Legion Field
Other websites
- Paul W. Bryant Museum
- Bear Bryant at Find a Grave
- "Paul 'Bear' Bryant" Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Alabama
- Digitized speeches and photographs of Coach Bryant from the University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama