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...briar patch. He was born and raised in it, coming out of Moro Bottom, Ark., with one good pair of shoes to play for the University of Alabama in the mid-'30s. He was the other end on the team that beat Stanford in the 1935 Rose Bowl, doing the blocking while All-America Don Hutson set records for pass catching. He wanted to coach, naturally, and worked his way up to Maryland and then gave Kentucky its only Southeastern Conference title-and an N.C.A.A. probation for recruiting violations. In 1954 he moved on to Texas...
Finally, in 1958, the Bear came home to Alabama, the butt of too many Sunday-morning jokes after four straight losing years. Nobody has laughed very much at Alabama's expense since then. This New Year's Day No. 2-ranked Alabama plays in its 20th consecutive bowl game. The match-up against top-ranked Penn State will decide the national championship, and if Alabama wins, it will be the fifth title of Bryant's reign. It will also mark Victory No. 284 for Bryant, 30 fewer than the alltime record held by Amos Alonzo Stagg...
...when most coaches have succumbed to ulcers or failure or both, the Bear is still happily atop his patch. And determined to remain so. With Stagg's record in sight, he left early Sugar Bowl preparation to his aides and went off recruiting. Barnstorming across Alabama, Georgia and Florida in a plane owned by the Alabama Athletic Department, he contracted a cold and ear infection trying to woo blue-chip players to Tuscaloosa. This year, he admits, he recruited during the summer for the first time in 20 years...
Looking forward to the Sugar Bowl, Bryant cannot find flattery enough for Penn State and Coach Joe Paterno. "Joe is much more knowledgeable than I am, a well-educated person and a very fine gentleman. Penn State has a real sound football team, and they don't make mistakes. I have a great deal of respect for Joe and his team. Me, I'm just a rural old guy who's been around a long time and is not all that bright, to be honest about it." A gleam, a smile, a rumble, and the wily...
...Life Is a Bowl of Cherries -What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Bombeck...