Title
Bear Bryant at the Liberty Bowl, 1982
Subject
Football coaches
University of Alabama
Liberty Bowl (Football game)
Bryant, Paul W., 1913-1983
Description
Paul "Bear" Bryant coached his last football game in the 1982 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennesse where his Alabama team beat Illinois 21-15.
Bryant was born in rural Arkansas in 1913 and helped work the family farm. He played on an Arkansas high school championship team and earned a scholarship to join the Crimson Tide. After positions at Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A&M he became the head coach at Alabama were he stayed for 25 seasons. Bryant retired in 1982 with a career record of 323-85-17.
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Bryant was born in rural Arkansas in 1913 and helped work the family farm. He played on an Arkansas high school championship team and earned a scholarship to join the Crimson Tide. After positions at Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A&M he became the head coach at Alabama were he stayed for 25 seasons. Bryant retired in 1982 with a career record of 323-85-17.
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Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Date
December 29, 1982
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Rights
The Tuscaloosa News
Type
Photograph
Identifier
19
Coverage
Memphis (TN)
Original Format
Photograph