1982 Liberty Bowl: How Bear Bryant’s parka made it from Memphis to a museum
Alabama coach Paul Bear Bryant watches his team warm up prior to Liberty Bowl, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1982 in Memphis. The game against Illinois will be Bryant’s last as head coach of the Crimson Tide. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
On a wet, frigid December night 40 years ago, Alabama’s legendary coach bundled up in a coat from a Korea that is the last vision of him for many.
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Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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