re: Bear Bryant story for us old guys:

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There was nothing in the water elevating a bunch of plain 'ole Alabama kids to the top of the heap...'cept Bear.

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I played against a guy from east Mississippi that was a man amongst us boys playing running back. Bear recruited him and he was a 4 year starter at D tackle at 175 lbs.
ETA - I missed on a couple points. Freshmen didn't play varsity back then so he was a 3 year letterman. He wasn't 175 but was 185. Wasn't DT but was nose guard. Found his obit. He died in 2019 while on vacation. Terry Rowell