Bear Bryant, 1977
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End, Alabama, 1933–⁠35

Bear Bryant

Born
Sep 11, 1913, in Fordyce, Arkansas
Died
Jan 26, 1983, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Served
United States Navy

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Bear Bryant played end at Alabama (1933–⁠35). The Brooklyn Dodgers took Bryant in round 4, No. 31 overall in the 1936 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1934
Second-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 31
Round 4, 1936 NFL Draft (Brooklyn Dodgers)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1933 and 1934; National champions, 1934

All-America: Newspaper Editors Association third team 1935

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Films

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