My dad was at Alabama when the Bear was playing. Bear tried to get dad to play because he was a big guy. Dad was in pre med and just didn’t feel he could do both. In our family supporting Alabama is the only option. The first thing I bought for my granddaughter was a pair of Alabama booties to wear home from the hospital. ROLL TIDE!
Well, I HAD To buy the Roll Tide t-shirt when I was down there, LOL! Beau is a big guy, too. He hunted on land owned by Bear; knew the family through some shirt-tail relation.
They were sad to see him leave and return to Wisconsin, but as a Damn Yankee, he had to get back to his roots. :)
My father never forgave Bear Bryant for punting the ball to Notre Dame in 1973. Almost 40 years later, my granddaughter was born two hours before kickoff of the Tide/ND championship game, where the revenge finally came.
This was a wonderful piece, very much enjoyed.
Great article. If you want to read a wonderful book (fiction), try “The Professor” by Robert Bailey. The prologue takes place in Tuscaloosa in 1969 with The Bear asking this young attorney to come back to UA and become a professor of evidence and to also create and coach a trial team. Chapter one takes place in 2009....fun part is how so many members of the 1961 defensive line gets mentioned. Absolutely cannot put this book down!