Bear Bryant

Paul William 'Bear' Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football coach. Best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team, he achieved an unparalleled legendary status in the sport, winning the national championship six times, and setting the record as the all-time (up to that time) most successful coach in NCAA Division I college football, with a record of 323-85-17.

Libel case

In March 1963, The Saturday Evening Post ran a story alleging that Bryant had been overheard conspiring with University of Georgia coach Wally Butts to fix their 1962 game. Butts and Bryant sued the Post for libel and won punitive damages of over $3,000,000, (later reduced to $460,000) . The case hastened the demise of the weekly Post as a weekly general-interest magazine, and also did enough damage to Butts' reputation to force his resignation as Georgia's athletic director.

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1963 - The Saturday Evening Post - University of Georgia - Wally Butts - 1962 - Magazine

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