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Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
Bear Bryant
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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Player
Military Officer
Fordyce
Arkansas
Paul Bryant
Paul Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant
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Mama
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Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all.
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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.
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My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.
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