The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. At the University of Alabama, allegiance to Bear goes beyond the field that's named in part after him. Bryant's hearse was driven 60 miles from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham for his burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Marc Tyson and his grandfather Bear Bryant Image via Marc Tyson With his own childrenhe has three daughters and Paul, the baby of the familyhe cherished Saturdays cheering for the team his. Under Bryant, Kentucky made its first bowl appearance in 1947 and won its first Southeastern Conference title in 1950. He transferred to Hewitt-Trussville after his family moved closer to his father's work. The best part is, Bear was only just beginning his incredible life story. His last regular season game was a 2322 loss to Auburn and his last postseason game was a 2115 victory in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee over the University of Illinois. Many of Bryant's former players and assistant coaches went on to become head coaches at the collegiate level and/or in the National Football League. During his senior season, Bryant played offensive line and defensive end, and the team won the 1930 Arkansas state football championship. He passed away just 28 days after coaching his last. [13] Stewart was found guilty on all 135 counts of fraud. He collapsed due to a cardiac episode in 1977 and decided to enter alcohol rehab, but resumed drinking after only a few months of sobriety. Bryant accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Alabama in 1931. When asked why he came to Alabama, he replied "Momma called. It's almost like he's not gone.". Legacy. His Father, Wilson, was a farmer and his mother, Ida, looked after the family. Bryant was born into a low-income family. Bear Bryant starred his football career playing for the University of Alabama. [7], He served on the board of trustees of the University of Alabama[3][6] until September 2015 and previously served as its chairman. Thousands of mourners attended Bryant's funeral in Tuscaloosa, which was so large that it was held in three churches on Greensboro Avenue. Bear Bryant's legacy continues years after death, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. His mother's name was Ida Kilgore Bryant. [8][9] Bryant also led Kentucky to appearances in the Great Lakes Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Cotton Bowl Classic. Bryant was the 11th of 12 children who were born to Wilson Monroe Bryant and Ida Kilgore Bryant in Moro Bottom, Cleveland County, Arkansas. Two hundred others died. The UPI thereafter moved its final poll until after the bowl games. [2] He serves as its chairman.[6]. He can make every type of throw you need to make. However, Bryant and Byrd came into conflict. Paul Tyson never met his great-grandfather, but on Saturdays in the fall, he could hear his voice. University of Alabama football coaching legend, Paul "Bear" Bryant, died from a heart attack in 1983. [1]:6 His nickname stemmed from his having agreed to wrestle a captive bear during a carnival promotion when he was 13 years old. After successful coaching stints at Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A&M, he won six national championships over 25 years with Alabama, and retired with a record 323 wins in 1982. Charles McClendon, Jerry Claiborne, Sylvester Croom, Jim Owens, Jackie Sherrill, Bill Battle, Bud Moore and Pat Dye were also notable NCAA head coaches. After graduating in 1936, Bryant took a coaching job at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, but he left that position when offered an assistant coaching position under Frank Thomas at the University of Alabama. Before 1968, the AP and UPI polls gave out their championships before the bowl games. After winning a combined four games in the three years prior to Bryant's arrival, the Tide went 541 in Bryant's first season. But moments later, Julio Jones caught a screen pass and streaked to the end zone to give Alabama a lead it wouldn't relinquish. His reply proved ominous. [24] A moment of silence was held before Super Bowl XVII, played four days after Bryant's death. Was named Head Coach of Sports Illustrated's NCAA Football All-Century Team. I don't worry about any of that other stuff.". He co-authored two books about American football in 2013. Junior-college transfer John Mitchell became the first black player for Alabama in 1971 because freshmen, thus Jackson, were not eligible to play at that time. He says his dad started playing catch with him in his crib. At the University of Kentucky, Lexington (194653), his team won 60 games, lost 23, and tied 5; won the schools first Southeastern Conference championship; and won three of four bowl games. The coaching fraternity was represented byBud Wilkinson,Vince Dooley,Bobby Dodd, Steve Sloan,Woody Hayes, Charley Pell, Frank Broyles,Pat Dye and Ray Perkins, who succeeded Bryant as UA's coach. By Legacy Staff January 26, 2013. A month after his death, Bryant was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Ronald Reagan. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/28/obituaries/mary-harmon-bryantwidow-of-coach-dies.html. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}The Man Behind the First All-Black Basketball Team, 8 Times Brothers Have Faced Off in a Championship, Every Black Quarterback to Play in the Super Bowl, Soccer Star Christian Atsu Survived an Earthquake. A month after his death, Bryant was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Ronald Reagan. University of Alabama football coaching legend, Paul "Bear" Bryant, died from a heart attack in 1983. The next three years (196264) featured Joe Namath at quarterback and were among Bryant's finest. Moved to amplify and drive education surrounding heart disease after his passing, the Bryant family teamed up with the American Heart Association in 1986, building on the Association's Coach of the Year Award to create the Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards program. In 1971 he recruited the first black player on the Alabama team, and he was credited with helping to stimulate the integration of college football at mostly white Southern universities. All rights reserved. The 11th of William Monroe and Dora Ida Kilgore Bryant's 12 children, he. An older man who was seated near the Tysons and who knew the family history bent over and kissed Paul on the top of the head for good luck. But in Alabama, it felt like the end of . Bryant himself was second team All-SEC in 1934, and was third team all conference in both 1933 and 1935. On campus, you can find Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall and Paul W. Bryant Drive. [11], In 1954 Bryant accepted the head coaching job at Texas A&M University. He himself began feeling the same way and considered either retiring from coaching or leaving college football for the National Football League (NFL). During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. He is interred at Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery. 54-0 solid win for the tigers in Death Valley. He was named the coach of the Sports Illustrated all-century college football team in 1999, and to many he remains the ultimate symbol of coaching excellence at the collegiate level. Bryant's humanity lives only in his family and a few aging friends, in former employees such as Knowles, in 72-year-old . I love it and I love my players. He was also known for his trademark black and white houndstooth hat, even though he normally wore a plaid one, deep voice, casually leaning up against the goal post during pre-game warmups, and holding his rolled-up game plan while on the sidelines. He died of a heart attack only 37 days after retiring. Although he grew up with plenty of Alabama memorabilia around the house, Paul always preferred pro gear. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. The 1950 Kentucky team concluded its season with a victory over Bud Wilkinson's #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl. Newsome was the GM of the Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV championship team in 2000, and their Super Bowl XLVII championship team in 2012. Bear Bryant. Ozzie Newsome, who played for Bryant at Alabama from 1974 to 1977, played professional football for the Cleveland Browns for thirteen seasons (19781990), and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. In his childhood home, Paul had a batting cage and a hoop outside with a painted three-point line. In 1942 he served as an assistant coach with the Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers. Bryant still holds the records as the youngest college football head coach to win three hundred games and compile thirty winning seasons. He died just 28 days after coaching his last game, a 21-15 victory over the University of Illinois in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. It was November 2009, and undefeated No. His personal physician, Dr. William Hill, said that he was amazed that Bryant had been able to coach Alabama to two national championships in what would be the last five years of his life, given the poor state of his health. The Uruguay's crew contained the damage by building a temporary bulkhead and three days later she reached Bermuda. After the game, Bryant was asked what he planned to do now that he was retired. 9 LSU, 15-13, at the beginning of the fourth quarter. He attended Fordyce High School, where 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall Bryant, who as an adult would eventually stand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), began playing on the school's football team as an eighth grader. Paul Bryant was the 11th of Wilson Monroe and Ida Kilgore Bryant's 12 children born in Moro Bottom, Cleveland County, Arkansas. Bryant resigned after the president reinstated an athlete Bryant had dismissed for breaking training rules. During his collegiate career the team won 23 games, lost 3, and tied 2. For years, Bryant was accused of racism for refusing to recruit black players, but he merely said that the prevailing social climate did not let him do this. He joined the U.S. Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, his service time bookended by stints as coach of preflight training school football teams in Georgia and North Carolina. He spent his freshman and sophomore years at Mountain Brook High School playing baseball and football, but he stopped playing baseball this year to focus on football. [3] After the 1941 season, Bryant was offered the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas. Four weeks after making that comment, and just one day after passing a routine medical checkup, on January 25, 1983, Bryant checked into Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa after experiencing chest pain. After a sixth-place SEC finish in the 1982 season that included losses to LSU and Tennessee, each for the first time since 1970, Bryant, who had turned 69 that September, announced his retirement, stating, "This is my school, my alma mater. Jack Pardee, one of the Junction Boys, played linebacker in the NFL for sixteen seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins, was a college head coach at the University of Houston, and an NFL head coach with Chicago, Washington, and Houston. They had two children and four grandchildren. The legendary University of Alabama football coach, who won 323 games and six national championships, passed away on Jan. 26, 1983. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Before arriving at Alabama, Bryant was head football coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University. His favorites were his Tom Brady and Philip Rivers jerseys, and he wears Rivers' No. Alabama finished the year at 821, losing 2016 in the Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas A&M, coached by former Bryant player and assistant coach Gene Stallings. 2023 www.tuscaloosanews.com. [14] The national coach of the year award was subsequently named the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in his honor. In 1954, Bryant accepted the head coaching job at Texas A&M University. The portion of 10th Street which runs through the University of Alabama campus was renamed Paul W. Bryant Drive. The coach had two children (Bryant Jr. and Mae Martin Tyson), and five grandchildren. Named the head coach of the University of Maryland shortly before his discharge in 1945, Bryant went 6-2-1 in his lone season with the Terrapins. Paul was born to be an athlete, and he was raised that way, too. On October 7, 1988, the Paul W. Bryant Museum opened to the public. Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He passed away in 1983. The museum chronicles the history of sports at The University of Alabama. [5] One of the players he coached for the Navy was the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham. After the 1945 season, Bryant left Maryland to take over as head coach at the University of Kentucky.[7]. In his only season at Maryland, Bryant led the team to a 621 record. Reach Ken Roberts at ken.roberts@tuscaloosanews.com. Bear Bryant: The Crimson Standard. However, Bryant and Byrd came into conflict. After meeting with Byrd the next day, Bryant received the job as head coach of the Maryland Terrapins. The living players from the 1950 team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season. Stewart. Two-thirds of the players quit before camp ended, and the Aggies went 1-9 to give Bryant his only losing season as a head coach, but those who remained formed the core of the undefeated unit that won the 1956 Southwest Conference championship. Bryant played end for the Crimson Tide and was a participant on the school's 1934 National Championship team. [27] The case was decided in Butts' favor in the US District Court of Northern Georgia in August 1963, but Curtis Publishing appealed to the Supreme Court. He then enjoyed a successful eight-year run at the University of Kentucky, highlighted by a 1950 season in which the Wildcats ended the University of Oklahoma's 31-game winning streak and he was named the SEC Coach of the Year. This included abandoning Alabama's old power offense for the relatively new wishbone formation. Bryant accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Alabama in 1931. One of the players he coached for the Navy was the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham. I was national coach of the year three times, SEC coach of the year eight times, coached six national championship teams and on November 28, 1981, I became the winningest coach in the history of college football at that time. He also served as athletic director while at A&M. [9] A CBS story from December 2014 reported that Bryant Jr. was partially responsible for shuttering the UAB Football program, reportedly over a long-standing grudge with Gene Bartow over a 1991 letter to the NCAA[10] - and "out of fear it might one day challenge" the football program his father had built.[11]. "[1] He is worth "hundreds of millions of dollars. Danny Ford, Howard Schnellenberger, and Gene Stallings all won national championships as head coaches for NCAA programs while Neil Callaway, Joey Jones, Mike Riley, David Cutcliffe, and Schnellenberger are active head coaches in the NCAA. "I was a little creeped out," Paul jokes. As of 2015, seven trustees were executives or directors at Bryant Bank. And some of the fans heckled him a little bit. [2] HOUSTON, October 19, 2022 Twenty-five active college football coaches make up the American Heart Association's 2022 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award watch list, a list of current coaches in consideration for the annual top honor. 1 guy.". He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team. [10] Years after leaving Lexington, Bryant had a better relationship with Rupp. "[12] In 2001. a committee of trustees met in secret, just one day after a court barred Auburn's board of trustees from doing the same thing. The national coach of the year award was subsequently named the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in his honor. Marshall put him in contact with Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd, the president and former football coach of the University of Maryland. And when Momma calls, you just have to come runnin'." Bryant's first spring practice back at Alabama was much like what happened at Junction. Bryant himself was second team All-Southeastern Conference in 1934, and was third team all conference in both 1933 and 1935. Bryant was the self-described "other end" during his playing years with the team, playing opposite the big star, Don Hutson, who later became a star in the National Football League and a Pro Football Hall of Famer. "We'll be the last football team in the Southwest Conference to integrate," he was told by a Texas A&M official. [1][2] By 1995, they were incorporated as GreenTrack, Inc.[4] As of 2009, he owned 72% of GreenTrack. Mary Harmon Bryant, widow of the Alabama football legend Paul (Bear) Bryant, died Sunday night afer suffering a stroke on Friday. Paul William Bryant Jr. was born circa 1945. Paul William "Bear" Bryant would have turned 100 on Wednesday, and the grandson made famous by photos of him walking off the field with the man he calls "Papa" is now 50. Marshall put him in contact with Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd, the president and former football coach of the University of Maryland. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Though she was active in civic affairs, she stayed out of the limelight in which her husband worked as one of football's leading coaches. [22] On his hand at the time of his death was the only piece of jewelry he ever wore, a gold ring inscribed "Junction Boys". Paul "Bear" Bryant and Billy Varner. A month after his death, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by . Bryant played end for the Crimson Tide and was a participant on the school's 1934 national championship team. [1][2] At the end of his career, he was awarded the prestigious Bryant Student Athlete Award (1995), named after Paul "Bear" Bryant. Very few people know this about me but I only wore one piece of jewelry; a gold ring inscribed "The Junction Boys". He married Harmon Black in 1935, and together they had children named Mae and Paul Jr. Associated With He and Joe Paterno are two of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA football history. Bryant was the self-described "other end" during his playing years with the team, playing opposite the big star, Don Hutson, who later became an NFL Hall-of-Famer. For years, Bryant was accused of racism[15] for refusing to recruit black players. Informcija par jsu ierci un interneta savienojumu, piemram, IPadrese, Prlkoanas un meklanas darbbas Yahoo tmeka vietu un lietotu lietoanas laik. University of Alabama football coaching legend, Paul "Bear" Bryant, died from a heart attack in 1983. LEGACY:Bear Bryant's legacy continues years after death, Ten facts about Paul 'Bear' Bryant's career. The 1965 Crimson Tide repeated as champions after defeating Nebraska, 3928, in the Orange Bowl. [26] Butts also sued Curtis Publishing Co. for libel. Bryant was honored with a U.S. postage stamp in 1996. Michael S. Serrill, John Helyar, Anthony Effinger, Paul Bryant Jr.: A legacy of his own; by Tommy Deas, tidesports.com accessed September 5, 2014, Last edited on 15 December 2022, at 18:09, Paul Bryant Jr: His famous father casts a long shadow, one seemingly comfortable to the son, Alabama Football Dominance Powered by Greyhound Fortune. Although he grew up with plenty of Alabama memorabilia around the house, Paul always preferred pro gear. The case went to the Supreme Court. Alabama played in 24 straight bowl games, including the 1982 Liberty Bowl, played on December 29, which was Bryants last game and final victory. [2] Coming off back-to-back national championship seasons, Bryant's Alabama team went undefeated in 1966, and defeated a strong Nebraska team 347 in the Sugar Bowl. [3][7] He also served on the boards of trustees of the Alabama Heritage Foundation and the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. While in the Navy, Bryant attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander. The Tide ended up sharing the 1964 national title with Arkansas, as the Razorbacks won the Cotton Bowl Classic, and had beaten Texas in Austin. They have pictures of my grandfather, and you can hear his voice. [23] He is interred at Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery. "Well", Bryant replied, "then that's where we're going to finish in football. I don't want ordinary people,I want people who are willing to sacrifice and do without a lot of those things ordinary students get to do. The Aggies suffered through a grueling 1-9 initial season which began with the infamous training camp in Junction, Texas. He himself began feeling the same way and considered either retiring from coaching or leaving college football for the NFL. [2], The Aggies suffered through a grueling 19 season in 1954, which began with the infamous training camp in Junction, Texas. Is the Alabama board of trustees finally ready to kill UAB football? In his only season at Maryland, Bryant led the team to a 621 record. The record of 323 wins stood until it was broken by Eddie Robinson in 1985. Notable among Bryants players were the future professional quarterbacks George Blanda, Joe Namath, and Ken Stabler. Bryant experienced a mild stroke in 1980 that weakened the left side of his body and another cardiac episode in 1981 and was taking a battery of medications in his final years. He finally was able to convince the administration to allow him to do so after scheduling the Tide's 1970 season opener against a strong University of Southern California team led by black fullback Sam Cunningham. Less than one month after his final game, Bryant died of a heart attack at Tuscaloosa's Druid City Hospital on January 26, 1983. The Man Behind the First All-Black Basketball Team, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Bear Bryant, Birth Year: 1913, Birth date: September 11, 1913, Birth State: Arkansas, Birth City: Moro Bottom, Birth Country: United States, Best Known For: American college football coach Bear Bryant won six national championships at the University of Alabama and retired with a then-record of 323 wins, Astrological Sign: Virgo. Half brother of Paul William Bryant. [5] He also serves as the President of Green Group, Inc.[6], Bryant invests in "dog and horse racing, the insurance industry, cement making, catfish farming and banking. Bryant was the 11th of 12 children, three of whom died as infants. With his own childrenhe has three daughters and Paul, the baby of the familyhe cherished Saturdays cheering for the team his grandfather built and for so long defined. [4], Bryant then served off North Africa, on the United States Army Transport SS Uruguay, seeing no combat action. Lai uzzintu vairk par to, k izmantojam jsu informciju, izlasiet msu Privtuma politiku un Skdatu politiku. While in the navy, Bryant attained the rank of lieutenant commander. With a roster loaded with Division I talent, Hewitt-Trussville could be in contention for a state championship at the end of the year. Bryant was an assistant coach at Alabama (193640) and at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee (194041). Had a great time at bama's junior day! Bryant died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on January 26, 1983 one month after coaching his final game. Paul William Bryant Jr. was born circa 1945. Bryant played tackle and was all-state at Fordyce (Arkansas) High School. The season never took off from there, with the Bryant-led Alabama team finishing 821, losing in the Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas A&M, coached by former Bryant player and assistant coach Gene Stallings. His all-time record as a coach was 323-85-17. Coach Dabo's dance moves were too good https://t.co/pZlGYR85o5. The University of Alabama System: Board of Trustees: Paul W. Bryant Jr. Greenetrack shareholder lawsuit alleges president, management misused funds, Four stockholders file suit against Greenetrack CEO and board officers. In his 38 seasons as a head coach, Bryant had 37 winning seasons and participated in a total of 29 postseason bowl games, including 24 consecutively at Alabama. After the 1982 season, Bryant, who had turned 69 that September, decided to retire, stating, "This is my school, my alma mater. Asked about his individual goals for the season, he responded: "Really, I'm just trying to do what's best for our team. In 1968, Bryant again could not match his previous successes, as the team went 83, losing to the University of Missouri 3510 in the Gator Bowl. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1936, Bryant took a coaching job under A. The "survivors" were given the name "Junction Boys". "It's been so fun to hear some stories about Bear," Floyd says. "But then he started throwing the ball around, and you could see what type of talent he is. Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. Lauded for being the most successful coach in the history of collegiate football in the U.S., he led his team to a record 323 wins. "I could tell he was a big kid just by looking at him," Floyd says. But in my opinion, they deserved better coaching than they have been getting from me this year." [1]:94, In 1945, 32-year-old Bryant met Washington Redskins owner George Marshall at a cocktail party hosted by the Chicago Tribune, and mentioned that he had turned down offers to be an assistant coach at Alabama and Georgia Tech because he was intent on becoming a head coach. However, Alabama finished third in the nation behind co-national champions Michigan State and Notre Dame, who had previously played to a 1010 tie in a late regular season game. [1] [2] Bryant graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a degree in Commerce in 1966. Here's a look back at Bryant's life: Sept. 11, 1913 - Paul William Bryant is born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas. Held in Houston and televised live by the Bally Sports Southwest sports channel, the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award annually recognizes the country's top college football coach. Four weeks after making that comment, and just one day after passing a routine medical checkup, on January 25, 1983, Bryant checked into Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa after experiencing chest pain. Coming off back-to-back national championship seasons, Bryant's 1966 Alabama team went undefeated in, beating a strong Nebraska team, 347, in the Sugar Bowl. The following year, Bryant's star back John David Crow won the Heisman Trophy, and the 1957 Aggies were in title contention until they lost to the #20 Rice Owls in Houston, amid rumors that Alabama would be going after Bryant. By middle school, he'd settled in as a starting shortstop and quarterback. Who makes up the University of Alabama Board of Trustees? In the most prominent incident, while Bryant was on vacation, Byrd reinstated a player who had been suspended by Bryant for a violation of team rules. In a 1980 interview with Time magazine, Bryant admitted that he had been too hard on the Junction Boys and "If I were one of their players, I probably would have quit too.". The 1950 season was Kentucky's highest rank until it finished #6 in the final 1977 AP poll. The next three years (19621964) featured Joe Namath at quarterback and were among Bryant's finest. Paul William "Bear" Bryant was a college football coach who had an illustrious career as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, a post he held for 25 long and productive years. Bryant reached a separate out-of-court settlement on both of his cases for $300,000 against Curtis Publishing in January 1964. Since he elected to leave high school before completing his diploma, Bryant had to enroll in a Tuscaloosa high school to finish his education during the fall semester while he practiced with the college team. [1] His father, Bear Bryant, was an American football player and coach. However, Alabama finished third in the nation behind Michigan State and champions Notre Dame, who had previously played to a 1010 tie in a late regular season game. Marc was Bear's only grandson, and that afforded him some special privileges. Bryant was selected in the fourth round by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1936 NFL Draft, but he never played professional football. 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