Title
Paul "Bear" Bryant at the Sugar Bowl, 1979
Subject
Football coaches
University of Alabama
Sugar Bowl (Football game)
Bryant, Paul W., 1913-1983
Description
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 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
Publisher
The Tuscaloosa News
Date
January 1, 1979
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Rights
The Tuscaloosa News
Type
Photograph
Identifier
23
Coverage
New Orleans (LA)
Original Format
Photograph