re: Why Did Bear Bryant Wait Seven Years to Integrate Bama Football?

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He pushed to play southern cal for the soul purpose of proving the team would have to integrate for Bama to stay competitive.

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That's basically what Showtime said with their documentary. John McKay and Bryant were the best of friends and Bryant wanted the game to be played in Birmingham to make a point to the administration and to the fan base.

He knew that Southern Cal was going to destroy them and that was the whole point of arranging the game.