I believe that Bart Starr was the best coached player in the history of the sport. # 1 He played at the University of Alabama under Paul "BEAR" Bryant. Any body want to debat how great this man was as a coach?? The very best coach. Then he went pro. In my opinion, Vince Lombardie is the greatest pro coach of all time. Thus, Bart Starr would have been the best coached player.
Bart Starr: Best coached player in the history of the game
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Coach Bryant came back in 57.
Bart Starr played from 1952 - 1956
Coaches were Red Drew and Ears Whitworth.
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Actually Coach Bryant returned to Alabama in 1958. Think Bart Starr was at Alabama from 1953-56 and played for Ears Whitworth.
1958 was the first season Coach Bryant was HC at Alabama but I do believe he packed his family in the family Cadillac and drove to Tuscaloosa in December before Christmas of 1957.
Starr played or rode the bench for J.B. 'Ears" Whitworth notably the worst coach in Alabama History. Starr at Green Bay was coached by the legendary Vince Lombardi.
Starr played or rode the bench for J.B. 'Ears" Whitworth notably the worst coach in Alabama History. Starr at Green Bay was coached by the legendary Vince Lombardi.
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Thanks Bayou. My understanding is coach Bryant returned in late 57 and his tenure as head coach was from 58-82.
Thanks for the info.
RTR
Thanks for the info.
RTR
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Not disputing when Coach Bryant actually moved his family to Tuscaloosa, but TAMU played Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl on 12/28/57 did Coach Bryant coach that game? If so had he already moved to Tuscaloosa and just traveled back to College Station to prepare and coach in the bowl game?
Then he would have played a couple of years for Coach Drew and and the last two for Ears?
Only one with Ears. 3 years with Coach Drew, and he played his senior year in Ears' first season, '55, when we went 0-10 and scored only 48 points all year. Wonder where Bart would have wound up had he had Ears all four years. :eek2:
I stand somewhat corrected. Coach Bryant accepted the job at Alabama on December 3, 1957. He held a press conference at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston telling the press "The only reason I'm going back is because my school called me."
January 30, 1958, Coach Bryant, Mary Harmon, Paul Jr and their old dachshund Doc piled in their white air conditioned Cadillac for the trip to Tuscaloosa. They lived at the Stafford Hotel for the first few months while Mary Harmon did the house hunting finally deciding on a house on Lakeshore Drive, the University paid $57,000 for that house. Coach Bryant's predecessor J.B. "Ears" Whitworth never bought a house while at Alabama, he rented.
So, Coach Bryant did accept the job in 1957 but didn't move the family till 1958. Coach Bryant did coach aTm vs Tennessee in the Gator Bowl which the vols won 3-0. The aTm team only had 50 points scored on them that season and only Maryland (13) and Texas (9) scored more than 7 against them.
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