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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.
1940-1940, Vanderbilt University
FromYear 1940
ToYear 1940
College Vanderbilt University
Major Assistant Football Coach
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Last Updated:Jan 19, 2010
Personal Memories
Other Memories Bryant goes to Vanderbilt as an assistant coach to Red Sanders after being recommended by sports writer and close personal friend Fred Russell. Bryant helps the Commodores upset the Tide 7-0 in 1941.