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re: Was Bear Bryant a racist?
Posted on 3/8/09 at 8:36 pm to RlTde2
Posted on 3/8/09 at 8:36 pm to RlTde2
He was not. It was mentioned earlier about opposition from Wallace and Bryant trying to force the issue. There was a documentary on HBO a month or so ago but I missed it. It touched on integration in college football.
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 8:55 pm to goat
The HBO piece was great. Bryant flew to LA to talk to USC's John MacKay to come to Birmingham to play Bama. Sam Cunningham ran all over Bama. After the 42-21 Trojan victory Bryant thanked Mackay after the game
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