On This Day In Alabama History: Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Was Married

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

On this day in 1935, Paul William Bryant, not yet known as “Bear,” took Mary Harmon Black as his bride. They would raise two children, Paul Jr. and Mae Martin. Bryant, an Arkansas native, played for the University of Alabama football team at the time. He was known as “the other end” to Don Hutson, who became a legendary receiver at Alabama and in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers.

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