Bear Bryant was laid to rest 40 years ago Saturday. ... Ala., Jan. 28, 1983. After services in Tuscaloosa, Bryant was brought to Elmwood Cemetery for interment. (AP Photo) AP.

This is a good bear, Bryant said. Bryant has known 183 since she was a cub. She even helped coax her last cub, born two years ago, out of its den.

Paul William "Bear" Bryant died at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 1983, ... Bryant's hearse was driven 60 miles from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham for his burial at Elmwood Cemetery.

1936: Ray Nitschke is born in Elmwood Park, Illinois. He had a happy and productive life until blitzing Burt Reynolds one too many times in 1974. 1937: Lou Thesz, at 21, becomes the youngest-ever ...

Coach Teaff will receive the 2025 Paul “Bear” Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston and Coach Richt will receive the 2025 Heart of a Champion ...

Jan. 14, 1946, was a great moment in UK sports history: Paul “Bear” Bryant was hired as head football coach. He resigned seven years later, convinced basketball was king of Lexington; not football ...

1936: Ray Nitschke is born in Elmwood Park, Illinois. He had a happy and productive life until blitzing Burt Reynolds one too many times in 1974. 1937: Lou Thesz, at 21, becomes the youngest-ever ...

• The nickname of Bryant's high school football team in Fordyce, Arkansas, was the Redbugs. • Ebay currently lists more than 4,700 "Bear" Bryant items for sale, including photos, paintings ...

Reggie Jackson says Bear Bryant called him N-word 'as a compliment' Legendary baseball player Reggie Jackson shared an unsettling memory of an encounter with former Alabama football coach Bear Bryant.

Thus Bear Bryant will probably wind up with more spending money than Wally Butts, who also sued the Post. An Atlanta federal jury awarded Butts $3,060,000, but last month the trial judge held the ...