re: Bear Bryant story for us old guys:

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Wonderful anecdote about Coach Bryant, but I'd also like to draw attention to how well this is actually put together.

I miss the days of true beat writers and don't think we'll ever get back there, which is a shame, especially for the younger generations of fans who never got to hear these long-form stories about the (very) real people we love to follow from a distance.


Did a little research in Rick Cleveland. He is a gem all too rare in the world today himself. Those kinds of sportswriters simply do not exist today
The Sunday musings of Cecil Hurt and Clyde Bolton have given way to shock-jocks and sound clips.

But that right there is a beautifully written piece.

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You ain't kidding...what we used to take for granted in a daily newspaper is so rare in the world today that it passes for literature.