The Legend of Bear Bryant

Spencer Williams


I have grown up in a family of Alabama Crimson Tide football fans. When you are a Bama fan, you often hear stories about and the name Bear Bryant mentioned. Even the football stadium on campus and buildings have Bryant as part of their name.

Although I had heard of Bryant and how great a football coach he was, I did not know a lot about him. This book, written by Mickey Hersowitz, tells the story about Bryant as a person and as a football coach.

Bryant grew up in Arkansas but played college football at The University of Alabama. During one game against Tennessee, he even played with a broken leg.

After graduation from the University, he went on to coach college teams at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A& M, before returning to Alabama where he coached for 25 years and won 6 national championships.

Bryant was a tough coach who expected the best from not only his players but from his coaches as well. Even though he was very strict, his players thought of him with the highest respect and admiration. When he retired, he was not only the coach that had won the most football games, he was considered the greatest to ever walk a sideline. Many football fans still consider him the greatest.

I enjoyed reading this book and learning more about the man called Bear Bryant. Even though he has been dead for 25 year, the legend of Bear Bryant continues to be an imprortant part of The University of Alabama football tradition.

I give this book 4 Big Al stomps!