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Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant is carried off on the shoulders of his players after the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Penn State in the 1979 Sugar Bowl.

Bryant was born in rural Arkansas in 1913 and helped work the family farm. He played on an Arkansas…

Alabama Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant gets a victory ride on the shoulders of guard John Hannah (73) and linebacker Jeff Blitz (25) after the Crimson Tide defeated Auburn 31-7 in the Iron Bowl at Legion Field, Birmingham in 1971.

Bryant was born in…

William Perry, driver, and Memon Tierce, behind the driver, are ready for the football game. Other men are not identified.

Drawing of the University of Alabama President’s Mansion in the 1840s.

When Reverend Basil Manly accepted the post as president in 1838, the Board of Trustees appointed a committee to gather the required funds for a presidential home. As the…

A drawing of the University of Alabama President’s Mansion.

When Reverend Basil Manly accepted the post as president in 1838, the Board of Trustees appointed a committee to gather the required funds for a presidential home. As the original design…

A view of the President's Mansion looking across what is now the University of Alabama quad.

When Reverend Basil Manly accepted the post as president in 1838, the Board of Trustees appointed a committee to gather the required funds for a…

Woods Hall, built between 1867 and 1868, was named Alva Woods Hall in 1884 in honor of UA's first president and was the first building constructed after the Civil War. Prior to 1884 it was just called the "barracks". It was first used as dorm for…

Professor William J. Vaughn (seated, right) and members of his engineering class, circa 1881-1882.

A view across the today's Quad to Clark Hall on the University of Alabama campus.

This is a photograph of the Alabama Union Building located on the corner of University Boulevard and Colonial Drive on the University of Alabama campus. Constructed in 1929 and occupied in 1930, it served as the student union for more than 40 years.…