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re: Bear Bryant made a fortune coaching Alabama. Other top coaches paid chicken feed back then
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:06 am to TheBiggestBrother
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:06 am to TheBiggestBrother
But when you subtract how much Bear gave to recruits and their coaches to get them to sign, it's probably closer to even.
(I kid, I kid) You know someone was gonna do it.
(I kid, I kid) You know someone was gonna do it.
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Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:10 am to TheBiggestBrother
Arkansas was top 4 back then?
Really shows you how much Frank Broyles held us back.
Really shows you how much Frank Broyles held us back.
This post was edited on 12/10/21 at 9:11 am
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:14 am to TheBiggestBrother
I thought Coach Bryant made $1 less than the university president? That was the maximum amount he felt a college coach should be paid.
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:14 am to Hater Bait
Probably did on his base salary and got paid for all the extras.
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:15 am to antibarner
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I think he had something to do with Ziegler Meats for instance. No telling what all he had interests in
I believe I remember reading he had a deal in place with Krystal restaurants as well (and now his great grandson & Tide QB Paul Tyson has a Krystal NIL deal, fwiw).
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:17 am to KiwiHead
quote:There were 4 very prominent businessmen in Tuscaloosa who "took care" of Coach Bryant from the time he came back to Tuscaloosa until his death.
He made substantially more than 450K a year even in the late 70's. Nothing wrong about it. He was the beneficiary of lots of gifts from former players at A&M and Alabama in terms of business deals,etc. I know of one deal he had with some former players who got into banking that went very well for all involved. Like I said, so what?
I'm not gonna name names, but most folks around town knew exactly who they were (one was a cousin of mine). Coach was into a ton of different things under their direction...all successful.
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:19 am to Hater Bait
quote:That was his base state employee salary. Booster associations always pay the brunt of coaches salaries.
I thought Coach Bryant made $1 less than the university president? That was the maximum amount he felt a college coach should be paid.
Posted on 12/10/21 at 9:46 am to bamameister
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"Have you called your momma today, I sure wish I could call mine."
In the pros, Joe Namath became the first big time
national commercial sensation---on a more regional
level, just the face and name of Bear Bryant
could have sold property on the bottom of the
Gulf of Mexico.
On the South Central Bell commercial, the Bear
was supposed to just say, "Have you called your
mama today"----but he ad-libbed the last line,
"I sure wish I could call mine." It was left in
and those are the words that drove hundreds of thousands to the phone to call their mamas.
I SURE WISH I COULD CALL MINE
Posted on 12/10/21 at 10:10 am to paperwasp
Bryant Bank is relatively new. The one I'm thinking of was primarily in Illinois if memory serves. Bear did quite well and Paul, Jr has done phenomenally well
Posted on 12/10/21 at 10:28 am to Rebbedup
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Ummmm ok so you proved Alabama has been buying titles since Bear. Ok. Not really front page news. Money talks. Not news.
It’s actually a fascinating article, for any college football fan who appreciates history. Why are you getting all emotional?
Posted on 12/10/21 at 4:43 pm to KiwiHead
I think it's safe to say coach Bryant probably made close to 1 million a year with all his incentive deals. That's close to 4 million a year in today's money. Not bad for an old country boy from Arkansas.
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