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| | | Alabama Books & Souvenirs | Home » » » » Bear: My Hard Life & Good Times As Alabama's Head Coach with CD | | | | | | | Description: | | Paul "Bear" Bryant created legendary, successful football programs at Kentucky, Texas A&M, and the University of Alabama. Bryant redefined coaching excellence through his unique communication and care for players. Using his coaching methods, he achieved an amazing 323 victories and shaped players such as Babe Parilli, Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow, and Joe Namath. In Bear and the audio CD, Bear Bryant: Speaking from the Heart, Bryant tells his life story with candor and insight, giving the reader a chance to understand the man behind the legend. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Paul "Bear" Bryant | | Hardcover:
| 336 pages | | Publisher:
| Triumph Books | | Publication Date:
| July 30, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1572438886 | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Coach Paul "Bear" BryantNov 15, 2007
By Doster McMullen
Growing up in Tuscaloosa, and being around during the period Coach Bryant was coaching at Alabama, I can really appreciate this wonderful book. Over several years, the author spent hundreds of hours with Coach Bryant, and had the opportunity to record many hours of interviews with the Coach. These interviews cover his years of early childhood, his playing days at Alabama and his coaching stints at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M and of course, Coaching at Alabama.
The book is written like Coach Bryant was dictating the whole book....you can just hear and see Coach Bryant telling the story as only he could tell a story. He talks freely and honestly about his early life growing up in Arkansas and his career as a Football Coach. He (Coach Bryant) talks about his misstates during his coaching career and his successes in coaching.
This book and a book by Kirk McNair (editor of Bama Magazine) entitled: "What It Means To Be Crimson Tide" are two of the best books on Alabama football and its rich tradition. Both are a must have for any sports fan.
Buy "Bear: My Hard Life & Good Times As Alabama's Head Coach" if you are a Alabama fan, a coach (of any sport), a businessman or if you just want to read a very good book about a true American Sports Hero.
(The CD of Coach Bryant talking is worth the price of this book.)
Great Trivia question from this book: What year did Coach Bryant first get a job offer to be the Head Coach at Alabama? (1957 or 1958 is wrong.) ......1946...page 107....this book is great!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Objective and AccurateDec 18, 2007
By Jason
This book is an excellent depiction of a man (not a god). Underwood masterfully relays events and conversations first hand and resists the temptation to sensationalize. This is not just a book for Alabama fans but for any football fan or someone who simply wants to know how to win. Winning, for Bryant was an art of knowing your opponent and motivating your team. Underwood doesn't shield for Bryant's shortcomings and displays them almost as if Bryant himself were there to say "This is what not to do". Great read
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
best coach everSep 05, 2011
By Sonja K. Townsend
This book was bought as a gift for a hugh bama fan. He loves the book. Will continue to buy bama products.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About BearMay 24, 2010
By Christine Smith
I Bought this for a present for my husband. He loved it. I looked it over first and it is very thorough and well-written. Perfect for any Crimson Tide fan. Great book.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
great present!Jan 20, 2009
By Cory R. Warren
A great Christmas present for a true BAMA fan! Easy purchase and great price. Speedy shipping. Thank you.
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