Bear Bryant Quotes

Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982, he held the record for the most wins as a head coach in collegiate football history. The Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive, and Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor at the University of Alabama. He was also known for his trademark black and white houndstooth fedora, deep voice, casually leaning up against the goal post during pre-game warmups, and holding his rolled-up game plan while on the sidelines. Before arriving at Alabama, Bryant was head football coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University. Wikipedia  

✵ 11. September 1913 – 26. January 1983
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Famous Bear Bryant Quotes

“I don't guess anybody would think much of what Joe did nowadays, including myself. But he was supposed to be a leader, so he had to live by the rules. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, and it was to the greatest athlete I ever coached.”

Speaking about Joe Namath, the star quarterback, being benched for an infraction before the 1963 final regular-season game against Miami and the Sugar Bowl.
Source: Football's Supercoach, B.J., Phillips, Sep. 29, 1980, Time, 6, 2008-12-11 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952802-6,00.html,

“There's a lot of blood, sweat and guts between dreams and success.”

Source: Top Fifty Quotes From Bear Bryant, Drew, Roberts, Aug. 7, 2012, 2015-12-17 http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2012/bear-bryant-50-quotes/,

“Cunningham did more for integration in Alabama in 60 minutes than Martin Luther King Jr.”

African-American Sam "Bam" Cunningham led University of Southern California's integrated football team to a lopsided victory against Alabama's segregated team in 1970. Bryant integrated Alabama's team the next year.
Source: He was a giant in the world of college football, Erik, Spanberg, September 13, 2005, The Christian Science Monitor, 2008-12-11 http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0913/p17s01-bogn.html,

“Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.”

Source: Football's Supercoach, B.J., Phillips, Sep. 29, 1980, Time, 6, 2008-12-11 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952802-6,00.html,

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