re: Was Bear Bryant a racist?

Posted on 3/8/09 at 3:52 pm to usc6158

Posted by BamaScoop

Panama City Beach, Florida

Member since May 2007

53941 posts

Posted on 3/8/09 at 3:52 pm to usc6158

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Bear Bryant was one of the most important figures in integrating southern football

Thank You, and USC was the other most important figure in integrating Southern football.

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Posted by billfish21

Louisiana

Member since Jan 2009

1591 posts

Posted on 3/8/09 at 3:55 pm to BamaScoop

worth repeating

bear and alabama took their sweet time integrating... prejudice? definitely... racist? it depends

know this... bear could have led integration in the SEC and south - he didn't - his teams of 1960s lost at least one national championship because the tide was all white - undefeated and uncrowned - cannot recall the year

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Posted by bgtiger

Prairieville

Member since Dec 2004

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Posted on 3/9/09 at 3:52 pm to BamaScoop

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Thank You, and USC was the other most important figure in integrating Southern football.

jeez, Bama uses this bs legend to prop itself up worse than LSU used Katrina. Integration was coming real soon, regardless of that game. Maybe it got those hicks in Tuscaloosa to think about recruiting black players, but the rest of the nation, and the south could see it coming without that stupid game.