Even as women began to attend the dinner annually, it took a while for the decorum of a stag dinner to evolve. In 1978, the foundation invited Bryant and Penn State's Joe Paterno, the coaches of the two teams that would play in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship, to speak at the dinner. Bryant needed to relieve his 65-year-old kidneys. Paterno recalled Bryant fidgeting like a little boy.
When he finally was introduced, Bryant walked to the microphone and said, "It's a great honor to be here. I'm really looking forward to playing Coach Paterno and Penn State. If y'all will excuse me now, I gotta go take a ....." And Bryant walked off the stage, never to be seen again.
Jay Paterno told the story as his father used to tell it to him. His father, the next scheduled speaker, would laugh so hard he had tears in his eyes. "How do you follow that?" he asked.
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When he finally was introduced, Bryant walked to the microphone and said, "It's a great honor to be here. I'm really looking forward to playing Coach Paterno and Penn State. If y'all will excuse me now, I gotta go take a ....." And Bryant walked off the stage, never to be seen again.
Jay Paterno told the story as his father used to tell it to him. His father, the next scheduled speaker, would laugh so hard he had tears in his eyes. "How do you follow that?" he asked.
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