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A look at Alabama’s all-time winningest head coaches

Where do Paul “Bear” Bryant, Nick Saban, and Gene Stallings rank among the school’s all-time winningest coaches?

When you think of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, usually two head coaches come to mind. Of course, you start with the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag]. Both were and are viewed as the best college football coaches of all time.

Combined the duo have over 400 career wins and 27 bowl game victories. Not to mention they have won 12 national championships as the head coach at Alabama. Overall, Saban has one more championship, which he won in 2003 with the LSU Tigers. These two men account for 12 of the school’s 18 national championships.

Alabama’s rich history goes beyond Bryant and Saban, in all they have five coaches with an 80% winning percentage with at least seven years on the sidelines in Tuscaloosa.

Roll Tide Wire breaks down the all-time rankings for head coaches in their illustrious history.

Long-time Alabama practice official Eddie Conyers to be honored

The ASHOF to honor longtime Alabama football practice official Eddie Conyers!

In 1962 Alabama head football coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant hired Eddie Conyers to be the football team’s practice official. Nearly 60 years later, at the age of 93, Conyers is finally receiving an honor that is long over due.

According to an official release by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Conyers will be the 2022 recipient of “The Frank ‘Pig” House Award. “The Frank ‘Pig’ House Award is given to someone who has performed outstanding service to sports in Alabama.

In his time at Alabama Conyers has been a part of 12 national championship teams. Five under Bryant, one under Gene Stallings, and six under Nick Saban.

Congratulations Eddie!

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A win today would be a milestone victory for Nick Saban at Alabama

With a win today Nick Saban would reach a significant milestone at Alabama!

For more than a decade now, Nick Saban and the Alabam Crimson Tide have dominated the landscape of college football.

Saban is rounding out his fifteenth season in Tuscaloosa and in that time he has led Alabama to six national championship victories, tying legendary Alabama coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant.

On the field, the Crimson Tide is 179-24 under Saban, but officially they sit at 174 wins due to five victories being stripped back in 2007.

So with a win today, Nick Saban will reach 175 wins at Alabama, an incredible feat in such a short time frame.

Don’t miss Saban potentially reaching this milestone as the Tide takes on the Razorbacks today inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium at 2:30 p.m. on CBS.

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Alabama’s unique series history with Texas A&M

Let’s take a look at the unique series history between Alabama and Texas A&M.

The series history between Alabama and Texas A&M is well documented. Most notably, the two schools share a pair of coaching legends in Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant and Gene Stallings. Stallings played for Byrant at Texas A&M and was a part of the famed Junction Boys.

In fact, one of the most famous contests between the Tide and the Aggies was all the way back in the 1968 Cotton Bowl when Texas A&M, led by Stallings, defeated Bryant and Alabama 20-16.

Overall, Alabama holds an 11-2 series advantage over the Aggies and an 8-1 lead over A&M since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012.

Alabama currently owns an eight-game winning streak over Texas A&M.

The familia-like history between the two programs makes for a unique rivalry that is filled with respect.

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SEC analyst shares story on Bear Bryant’s birthday

Bryant will forever be known as one of the best coaches to not only coach at the University of Alabama, but college football in general. 

Today, September 11th, would be Paul Bear Bryant’s 107th birthday.

Bryant will forever be known as one of the best coaches to not only coach at the University of Alabama, but college football in general.

During his 25 year career at Alabama, the “Bear” led Alabama to 6 national titles (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, and 1979) as well as 13 SEC Championships.

But while he’s known for his many accolades on the field,  he’s also known for his character and heart off of the field as well.

Bryant positively impacted more than the game of football.

He was a man who loved his country, and this is one of the many stories of who Bear Bryant truly was.

SEC analyst Peter Burns shared this story of Bryant on Twitter, and it’s incredible.

Bryant was named ESPN’s greatest coach in college football’s history.

Paul Bear Bryant, who was voted the No. 1 coach of all time, coached at Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M before ending his coaching career at Alabama from 1958-1982. In his coaching career at Alabama, he went 232-46-9.

According to the ESPN article,

“Bryant won two national championships at Alabama in the 1960s playing one-platoon football. He won three more in the 1970s playing several platoons, waves of players on each side of the ball. He won throwing the ball. He won running the ball. As the Texas philosopher/football coach Bum Phillips, a one-time Bryant assistant at Texas A&M, said, “He could take his’n and beat your’n, and he could take your’n and beat his’n.” He made players out of boys and head coaches out of assistants. As one of his favorite players, Crimson Tide lineman Jerry Duncan, said recently, “God, what a man.”

Simply put, Bryant was a fantastic coach, and an even better person.

Happy 107th birthday Bear!

Roll Tide!

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Bear Bryant and Nick Saban named greatest coaches in CFB History

Paul Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are the No. 1 and No. 2 coaches to ever coach college football according to the ESPN.

There’s no doubt that Paul Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are two of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game. But, thanks to ESPN’S Top 150 greatest coaches in college football 150 year history, it’s officially true.

In fact, Paul Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are the top two coaches to ever coach college football according to ESPN.

Paul Bear Bryant, who was voted the No. 1 coach of all time, coached at Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M before ending his coaching career at Alabama from 1958-1982. In his coaching career at Alabama, he went 232-46-9.

According to the ESPN article,

“Bryant won two national championships at Alabama in the 1960s playing one-platoon football. He won three more in the 1970s playing several platoons, waves of players on each side of the ball. He won throwing the ball. He won running the ball. As the Texas philosopher/football coach Bum Phillips, a one-time Bryant assistant at Texas A&M, said, “He could take his’n and beat your’n, and he could take your’n and beat his’n.” He made players out of boys and head coaches out of assistants. As one of his favorite players, Crimson Tide lineman Jerry Duncan, said recently, “God, what a man.”

Nick Saban was right behind Bear Bryant in the No. 2 spot. And it’s no shock. Since Nick Saban’s arrival, Saban has been constantly compared to Bear Bryant, and the stats line up.

Saban has coached at Toledo, Michigan State, and LSU, before arriving in Tuscaloosa in 2007 to lead the Crimson Tide. Since his arrival, he’s gone 151-23 at Alabama.

ESPN had this to say about Nick Saban and why he was in the No. 2 spot:

“Saban didn’t start out as the greatest coach in the past 50 years. He won at Toledo and Michigan State but not enough to win a conference title. He came to LSU with a reputation of not staying anywhere too long. In five seasons, he won the Tigers’ first national title in 45 years. And then he left for the NFL. That lasted only two years, and when he returned to the college game, at LSU’s SEC West rival Alabama, the clock began ticking until he would leave again. After 13 seasons, five national championships and the most successful run in the modern game, it’s still ticking.”

It says a lot about Alabama’s football history to have the top two coaches of all time. One who left his legacy in Tuscaloosa in the form of houndstooth, and one who’s still creating his.

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