Bear Bryant

1913–1983 (age 70)

Football Coach

Biography

Bear Bryant earned his place among coaching legends by marrying discipline with empathy, inspiring football teams from Maryland to Alabama to pursue excellence with grit and grace.

He championed the belief that character is forged on the practice field just as much as on game day, leaving a heritage of toughness and compassion interred at Elmwood Cemetery.

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