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re: Why Did Bear Bryant Wait Seven Years to Integrate Bama Football?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:28 pm to DWag215
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:28 pm to DWag215
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In other words, if you give Bear the power he eventually had in Alabama and align it with the height of Wallace's reign, I think the Bear wins out.
Then you are crazy. Governor Wallace was without a doubt the most powerful southern figure since Robert E. Lee.
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:35 pm to RollTide1987
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Governor Wallace was without a doubt the most powerful southern figure since Robert E. Lee.
His place in office depended upon his popularity.
Assume Bear takes over Bama in '48 instead of '58 and produces at the same rate. Had Wallace publicly opposed Bear on any matter that directly affected Bama football (such as allowing blacks to play beginning in '63), Wallace would've been a very unpopular man.
Just my opinion.
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