Following an 8-4 season in 1982, Bryant retired. On Jan. 26, 1983, he died from heart failure. Bear Bryant was 69. "He wasn't just a coach," former USC coach John McKay said. "He was the coach." ...

Marcus Freeman, head coach at the University of Notre Dame, was named college football Coach of the Year at the American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards, presented by Marathon Oil.

Jan. 14, 1946: Paul “Bear” Bryant is hired as the head football coach for the University of Kentucky. Considered by many to be one of the sport’s greatest football coaches ever, Bryant was ...

The eight finalists for the 2024 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year ... disease and stroke because Bryant died from a heart attack in 1983. Previous winners of the award include Mike Norvell ...

Freeman becomes just the second Notre Dame head coach to win the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year honor, with Lou Holtz ...