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Bear Bryant’s words on hardship still resonate far beyond football

Carrying difficult burdens can reveal resilience, purpose and strength we never knew we possessed, writes Mike Suhre.
The 1962 season — and the beginning of Joe Namath’s varsity Alabama career — began with a game against the Georgia Bulldogs. The youthful Dawgs would be relying on a sophomore-heavy lineup, which ...
Former Tennessee football head coach Phillip Fulmer was selected as the 2026 recipient of the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Heart Association. Fulmer led the Vols to ...
AND IT’S CERTAINLY A BLOW TO US. WELL, IT’S GOOD TO BE CURT CIGNETTI, THE I.U. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, GOT A $2 MILLION BONUS FOR WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON MONDAY NIGHT. LAST NIGHT IN HOUSTON, ...
HOUSTON, August 12, 2025 — For the first time, gamers and fans of the celebrated EA SPORTS College Football can compete for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award — part of a new relationship ...
BIRMINGHAM — Tee up the argument for the greatest NFL coach of all-time, if there is one, and I'll listen. Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls, the most ever, in 29 years as an NFL head coach. Is that ...
See the ad from the 1970s that started the legendary Alabama coach's association with Mother's Day.
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell has been named the Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards National Coach of the Week for his team's 31-17 victory over Alabama at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday. The full ...
HOUSTON — BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake was today named one of 28 candidates being considered for American Heart Association’s 2025 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award. The award is ...
As we approach Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, May 11, 2025, here's a look back at a story about the holiday's connection to legendary Alabama football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant that The ...
Ever wanted to own one of Paul “Bear” Bryant’s legendary houndstooth fedoras? How about Willie Mays’ autographed underwear? Today might be your lucky day. Those two “personal items” are among more ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — The recognition keeps rolling in for IU football head coach Curt Cignetti, who won the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award on Wednesday. Cignetti helped lead the ...