Remembering Bear Bryant's secret switch to the wishbone
By Robert Clay | rclay@al.com
Published August 29, 2016, 12:06:00 AM
(http://media.al.com/alabamafootball_impact/photo/bear-bryant-tower-8cc2c840ab907ec4.jpg)In the summer of 1971, Alabama football coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant had just endured his second 6-5 season. As the pressure mounted to regain success on the football field, Bryant decided to make a bold offensive switch to a new option offense and he would do it in total secret.
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