Now imagine a guy that can carry the nickname Bear," says Joe Namath on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Bryant's first, and only, priority was winning. After breaking the record for career ...

We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are ...

Bryant’s base salary when hired at Alabama in 1958 was $17,500 — equivalent to $193,000 in 2024 and famously lower than University president Frank Rose’s $20,000 income ($220,000 in 2024).

The debut Dec. 14 of "The Junction Boys," ESPN's movie about Bear Bryant and his first preseason training camp as head coach of Texas A & M, got me thinking about Bryant's role as a historic ...

1982: Bear Bryant retires and unfortunately comes close to predicting his fate, suggesting he’d “probably croak in a week.” He was dead in a month. 2007: The Patriots complete a 16-0 regular ...

But during his commitment ceremony at his high school, where he set out hats of his five finalists on a table in front of him ...

From Nick Saban back to Bear Bryant, here's a look at how past Alabama coaches fared in their first meeting with Tennessee, as well as their all-time records against the Vols and biggest margins ...

The Bear Bryant Show was a weekly coaches' show that served as a weekly recap of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team's previous day's game. The show ran during the tenure of former head coach ...