COACH : The Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant

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Summary: Pathetic
Review: Bryant was a great coach, but Dunnavant is a Bryant fan, plain and simple. He tells a sweet and sugary account of Bear's storied life, and leaves out the true tales of Bear's excessive drinking and also of his extra marital adventures. A "fan" should never write a "biography" about his or her hero. I think Bryant was an outstanding coach, but you'll have to look elsewhere if you want any REAL enlightenment about the life and times of Bear Bryant.....

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Summary: Well-done biography
Review: Mr. Dunnvant admits from the beginning that, like many Alabamians, he grew up in awe of Paul Bryant. But he has succeeded in writing a fair, balanced portrayal of a complicated man. Bryant's failings are not glossed over, nor are they treated with sensationalism. A solid biography and a good read for college football fans.

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Summary: Well-done biography
Review: This book describes the life and times of one of the most influential men in America over the last 40 years. Just as everyone knows where they were when Kennedy was shot, generations of southerners, more succintly Alabamians, knew exactly where they were when the Bear went home. That is just how much influence he had in shaping a culture over almost 4 decades. This book does shows just how Bryant could take a boy from any walk of life and not just make him a winner on the field, but a champion and a man off of it. His struggles growing up, his struggles while coaching, the way he would sacrifice for any of his boys, all made him the leader he was and to a degree, still is. The shadow he casts in the state of Alabama is not only accepted, but revered and Keith Dunnavant does an outstanding job of showing just how and why this is so. No, the "Bear" is not and never will be truly gone as long as there is someone to wear the crimson and gray.

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Summary: Extremely well written biography of Coach Bryant's Career
Review: This book makes you think you knew Coach Bryant, or at least makes you wish you had. It is entertaining, as well as informative, for college football fans of all ages. For Alabama Fans it is a must. Thank you, Keith for bringing Coach Bryant's life to those of us who missed seeing him while he was alive.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great book as written by Keith Dunnavent. It really puts you in touch with a side of the Bear that I didn't know