Paul "Bear" Bryant

His full name is Paul William Bryant and he was born September 11, 1913. He was am American college football player and coach. He was born in Fordyce, Arkansas to Wilson Monroe and Ida Kilgore Bryant. He recieved his nickname "Bear" when he was 13 and agreed to wrestle a captive bear for a theatre production. He played in the football team for his local high school as an eighth grader and during his senior year he was playing the offensive line and defensive. He later took a scholarship to play for the University of Alabama.

After he graduated in 1936 he began coaching Union University in Jackson, Tennesee. He left after he was offered a job as an assistant coach for the University of Alabama. During the four years he was there the school broke records. In 1940 he left Alabama to become the assistant coach for Vanderbilt University. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor he joined the navy. When one of the ships he was hit was hit he was ordered to abandon it. He did not and he saved the lives of his men. He was lateer honorably discharged and went on to coach the North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight football team. He went on to coach the University of Maryland, University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University, and again the University of Alabama. During his career he won 6 national championships, 1 Southwest Conference award, and was Coach of The Year 3 times.

Student Success Statement

"It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that make the difference."

Paul Bear Bryant

Reflection:

I agree with this statement because before you can have any success you must first look for ways to get there. Being willing to take those steps shows true commitment. When people are willing to put in time and effort into what they want to achieve then they will eventually get there. Wanting success will not get you success. You must take the iniciative if you want anything to be accomplished. For example, if you want to become a better artist you can not just sit there daydreaming about what it would be like. You must take the first steps like you can practice everyday.