Paul Bear Bryant

Paul bear Bryant was the 11th of 12 children who were born to Wilson Monroe and Ida Kilgore Bryant in Fordyce, Arkansas. His nickname "Bear" stemmed from having agreed to wrestle a captive bear during a theater promotion when he was 13 years old. Paul was 6ft 1in and began to play football when he was in middle school and continued until high school. In his senior session he won the 1930 Arkansas state football championship. Paul received a scholarship to attend to the University of Alabama and continued to play football. after h finish college he decided to become a coach he coached in many university's like the university of Mary land, University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University, and the university of Alabama. Paul Bear Bryant became a great american football player and coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. After the 1982 season, Paul decided to retire, four weeks after he retired he died from a heart attack at the hospital. The Paul Bear Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive, and Bryant-Denny Stadium were all named in his honor.