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Lee Roy was the best college linebacker - bar none. He would have made every tackle on every play if they had stayed in bounds.

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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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I ain't won but one. My team won the rest in spite of me.
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