Displayed is a 1982 Paul "Bear" Bryant signed and inscribed photo from his final season as a college coach. Bryant was born in Arkansas in 1913, and he earned his famous "Bear" nickname by wresting a captive carnival bear when Bryant was 13 years old. Bryant was a star two-way end at Alabama and helped the Crimson Tide to the 1934 National Championship. He is most famous for being the head coach of Alabama from 1958-82. His Crimson Tide teams won six National Championships. Bear had also been the head coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University before his tenure at Alabama. Bryant retired after the 1982 season with 323 wins as a college coach at that time. He is an inductee to the College Football Hall of Fame.

The 8.5x11" color photo presents a smiling, nattily dressed Bryant in Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium, with the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky. Bryant is in a white dress shirt, with an Alabama tie and a brilliant crimson blazer. Using a fine tip black marker, Bryant neatly inscribed and signed "3/1/82/To David Egyers/Best regards/Paul "Bear" Bryant." The offering comes with a PSA/DNA LOA, Cert. Number: AN03388, for the signature. The signed and inscribed photo is in EXCELLENT condition.

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