Dec 07, 2002 such memories are prompted by a viewing of espn s excellent the junction boys. Its a shame that football coaches cant run things like this anymore. Still, the bear lives on as a bit of a cult classic among tide fans. Bear bryant, byname of paul william bryant, born september 11, 19, kingsland, arkansas, u. The integration of college football didnt happen in one game.
Feature on the legendary football coach paul bear bryant his humble beginnings as a player to coach and his infamous first preseason training camp in junction, texas. Every purchase you make puts money in an artists pocket. Find espn gifts and merchandise printed on quality products that are produced one at a time in socially responsible ways. The junction boys is a triumphant story of dedication and how one mans will to win turns boys into players and players into champions.
Espn sportscentury paul bear bryant tv episode 2002 imdb. Espn sportscentury paul bear bryant tv episode 2002. The junction boys by jim dent and a television movie with the same title produced by espn that starred. Bear bryant forged a championship team, which espn adapted into a 2002 movie. The film will cover forced integration of alabamas public schools and tony nathan, a. With tom berenger, bernard curry, fletcher humphrys, ryan kwanten. Coach bryant had flown in late at night from new orleans on a recruiting trip. The ordeal has achieved legendary status and became the subject of a 2001 book the junction boys by jim dent and a television movie with the same title produced by espn that starred tom berenger as bryant. Had espn been thinking, they would have made this like a 4 part special and. Sep 19, 2018 the source of her name was mary harmon bryant, the wife of bear and first lady of alabama football. This movie goes into great detail of how bear bryant ran his practices and prepared his men for not only football, but for life after college. At least the movie was better than that fiasco of a bryant movie that debuted in birmingham years ago and then faded into oblivion.
The story inspired jim dents 1999 book the junction boys. Bear bryant simply the best there ever was by mike puma special to espn. Birmingham, alabama academy awardwinner jon voight has been cast to play legendary alabama football coach paul bear bryant in the movie woodlawn, the films production company announced today. And when you see any of 6 national championships bear bryant. Dec, 2002 moments after the suspense ends comes espns second foray into tv moviemaking. Jon voight to star as bear bryant in alabama high school football movie. Special features sportscentury feature on paul bear bryant outside the lines. But clark said yesterday that dent fabricated the headbutting story, and that the junction boys is loaded with other errors. Bear takes his charges out onto the scorched plains and sees who survives. Hilburns mother was mae martin bryant, and paul murrays mother is mae martin murray, the daughter of paul bear bryant jr. We would have more leaders in our communities and less criminals and drug addicts. Very rarely has there been a good sports movie of any kind, and. During his 25year tenure as alabamas head coach, he amassed six national championships tied for the most in modern college football history and thirteen conference championships.
Nov 20, 2014 jon voight has been cast as iconic college football coach paul bear bryant in the independent high school football movie woodlawn. Apr 12, 2019 presents the life and career of famed college football coach bear bryant, who won six national championships at the university of alabama and retired with a record 323 wins. Nov 15, 20 paul bear bryant, featured in against the tide, in 1972. A record six 6 national championships and 323 wins made him at the end of his career and at the time of his unfortunate death in january of 1983 the winningest coach in college football history. Now imagine a guy that can carry the nickname bear, says joe. How ten days in hell with bear bryant forged a championship team, which espn adapted into a 2002 movie.
Through interviews with former alabama legends joe namath, john mitchell and usc stars sam bam cunningham, jimmy jones and more, this documentary examines coach paul bear bryant s surprising decision to bring a dominant, racially integrated football team onto the field in birmingham for the very first time and reveals the impact college. Controversial bear bryant movie has small cult following 30. The sibling directing team of jon and andrew erwin moms. Tom berenger has the formidable task of portraying paul bear bryant in espn. The junction boys, based on a true episode in the legend of paul bear bryant, played here by tom berenger. Jon voight could be hollywoods best bear bryant ever. At a td club meeting many years before his death, coach bryant told the following story. Gene stallings, one of the junction boys and a bryant.
Nov 20, 2014 jon voight will play bear bryant in the upcoming high school football movie woodlawn, variety is reporting. It so happens that earlier in the day this picture was taken, bryant had told joe namath he could not play in the sugar bowl due to curfew violations. The real junction boys an investigative featurette on where they are now. He was best known as the head coach of the university of alabama football team. Junction was a flyspeck on the texas map when the two greyhound buses made their. Gene stallings put the book down rather abruptly, and thats telling. Remembering paul bear bryant, who turned boys into men. Espn classic bear bryant simply the best there ever was. How ten days in hell with bear bryant forged a championship team airing dec.
How 10 days in hell with bear bryant forged a championship team dec. Espns junction boys off the mark shelby county reporter. Paul william bear bryant september 11, 19 january 26, 1983 was an american college football player and coach. Ap the 1970 college football game between the university of alabama and the university of southern california may not truly be the.
Jon voight has been cast as iconic college football coach paul bear bryant in the independent high school football movie woodlawn. The bear is undoubtedly the greatest college football coach of all time. It first aired on espn on december 14, 2002 and starred tom berenger as bear bryant. Sep 14, 20 the experience was chronicled by author jim dent in his 1999 book the junction boys. Dec 17, 2002 with bert bank, bill battle, george blanda, bob boylston. Funny recruiting story about former lsu player and bear bryant. It has the movie,sportcentury of bear bryant and interviews of the real people. Tom berenger has the formidable task of portraying paul bear bryant in espn original entertainments second foray into feature films, the junction boys.
The junction boys 2002 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. How ten days in hell with bear bryant forged a championship team, and also in an espn made movie. Mar 16, 2018 espn s second original movie will tackle legendary college football coach bear bryant s controversial, but memorable, method for building a championship. Youre probably aware that the tale of bear bryants 1954 texas. The book detailing bryant s brutality was so compelling that dent landed a movie deal with espn, which will air the junction boys on dec. May 12, 20 many college football fans those of a certain houndstoothcentric persuasion first and foremost are already plenty familiar with bear bryant s commercial for the south central bell phone. Iowa state over notre dame louisville over mississippi state cal over illinois kentucky over vt fsu over arizona state utah over texas florida over virginia memphis over penn state lsu over oklahoma ohio state over clemson. Controversial bear bryant movie has small cult following. Sep 11, 2017 remembering paul bear bryant, who turned boys into men football coach was born on sept.