Paul Bear Bryant

Paul was an American college football player and a coach. He was the longtime coach at the university of Alabama football team. It was his 25^th year as head coach when he did six national championships, with thirteen conference championships.  When he was done being a coach and hit retirement he won the record for most wins as head coach in an collegiate football history. The amount won was 323 wins. He got museums, hall, etc. named after him in his honor. He started playing high school football when he was an 8^th grader. He got a scholarship to play for the university of Alabama. He left high school to attend college even before his senior year ended, he had to transfer schools in the fall semester to be able to practice with the college team. He married Mary Harmon. When he graduated he was given many job options to be coach assistant, few years afterward he was giving an opportunity to become head coach of the university of Arkansas. After he turned 62 years old in September, he said that he wanted to go into retirement. On January 25, 1983 checked into a hospital because of chest pain. He stayed in the hospital overnight, the following  day he died from suffering of a massive heart attack. A moment of silence was held at the super bowl in his honor.