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The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant
by
Allen Barra
When Paul William "Bear" Bryant died on January 26, 1983, it was the lead story on the all three networks' evening news. New York City newspapers reported his death on their front pages. ("Crimson Tears," read the headline in the "New York Post," "Nation weeps over death of legendary Bear Bryant, 69.") Three days later, America watch...more
Paperback, 546 pages
Published
September 12th 2006
by W. W. Norton & Company
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I really enjoyed Allen Barra's "The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant". Not so much because it was a wonderfully book, it was OK, but because it was a wonderful subject. Coach Bryant was so big and so full of life that he leaps from the page. Coach Bryant was larger than life and although he was demanding; he had a thoughtful side to him. This book covers it all from Bear's birth in Moro Bottom, Arkansas in 1913 to his death in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1982 when ther...more
the story behind the legend.
Barra does a very thorough job in this biography of Paul Bryant. The book is quite lengthy covering the coach from birth to death, with all details in between.
Recommended for any fan of American Football. Bryant lead an interesting life. Readers interested in 1930s American history will enjoy reading the picture this book offers or the deep South during Bryant's youth. As a biographer, I felt Barra was balanced; the book does drag in parts, as biographies can.
A really good book about “The Bear” and Alabama football. Not quite as good as When Pride Still Mattered (about Vince Lombardi) and Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, but a great read nonetheless about one of the college football greats. Right up there.
A must read for any football fan. A great story about the sport's most dominant coach. His history before his legendary years at Alabama may be even more interesting than the 6 national titles he won with the Tide.
An interesting read. I liked the picture it portrayed of college football in the 60s.
Only about 100 pages into this one thus far... will get back to ya :)
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