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Last Address Paul Bryant was the 11th of 12 children born to William Monroe and Ida Kilgore Bryant, a farming family, in Moro Bottom, Arkansas, USA.
Date of Passing Jan 26, 1983
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Last Known Activity:
LCDR Bryant served in the Navy, on the USAT Uruguay, before becoming the head coach of a preflight training school football team in North Carolina.
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Coach Bryant became Leuteniant Commander Bryant in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed on the USAT Uruguay in North Africa. While Bryant saw no actual fighting, he did escape death when his ship was rammed in February, 1943. Many of his shipmates drowned, but Bryant luckily survived.
1936-1936, Union University
FromYear 1936
ToYear 1936
College Union University
Major Assistant Football Coach
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Last Updated:Jan 19, 2010
Personal Memories
Best Friends After graduating in 1936, Bryant took a coaching job at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, but left that position when offered an assistant coaching position at The University of Alabama
Other Memories Bryant is hired at Union College in Tennessee to install the Notre Dame Box offense. He's making $170 a month when Frank Thomas calls him home to Alabama as an assistant coach, paying him $1,250 a year. Daughter Mae Martin is born.
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