Bear Bryant - Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

  • 12-time Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year
  • Three-time National Coach of the Year in 1961, 1971 and 1973. The national coach of the year award was subsequently named the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in his honor.
  • Was named Head Coach of Sports Illustrated's NCAA Football All-Century Team.
  • He received 1.5 votes for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination at the extremely contentious 1968 Democratic Convention
  • In February 1983, Bryant was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan.
  • Bryant was honored with a U.S. postage stamp in 1996.
  • Country singer Roger Hallmark recorded a tribute song in his honor.
  • Charles Ghigna wrote a poem that appeared in the Birmingham-Post Herald in 1983 as a tribute to Bryant.
  • Super Bowl XVII was dedicated to Bryant. A moment of silence was held in his memory during the pregame ceremonies. Some of his former Alabama players were on the rosters of both teams, including Miami Dolphins nose tackle Bob Baumhower and running back Tony Nathan.

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