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The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee thou shalt kiss the child asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep.

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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
Children
Deep
Dry
Men
Wind
Temples
Shall
Silver
Moistened
Head
Kiss
Curls
Grows
Breathing
Shalt
Child
Kissing
Faint
Feel
Thou
Lean
Feels
Thee
Asleep

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There is no sin in not liking to play it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.
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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.
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