re: Aggies thoughts on Alabama

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The University of Alabama is honoring members of head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's Texas A&M teams this weekend. 23 members of Bryant's 1954-57 Texas A&M teams will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on Saturday afternoon. In addition they will be honored at a reception at the Bryant Museum following the game.

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Six of Coach Bryant’s players at A&M eventually found their way to Alabama to pursue coaching careers including the late Bobby Marks, who was a Tide assistant coach from 1972 to 1982.

Darwin Holt was a fullback & linebacker who played at A&M in 1957, he then transferred to Alabama in 1959 and was a member of Alabama’s 1961 national championship team.

Bobby Drake Keith was a halfback at A&M and then joined Coach Bryant as a member of his football staff in 1958 and 59.

Dee Powell was a guard at A&M, and then followed Bryant to Alabama where he served on his staff for 20 seasons.

In 1957 John David Crow won A&M's only Heisman-trophy and later served as an assistant for the Tide from 1969 to 1971.

Gene Stallings played for Coach Bryant at A&M and then following his playing career at A&M, followed "The Bear" to Alabama, where he was an assistant coach for seven seasons. In 1965, he became head coach at Texas A&M for seven seasons, then was a long-time assistant for the Dallas Cowboys. After a stint as head coach of the St. Louis & Phoenix Cardinals, he served as Alabama’s head coach from 1990 to 1996, leading the Tide to the 1992 national championship following a Sugar Bowl win over Miami.

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