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Bear Bryant was en route to interview for the Arkansas HC job on December 7th, 1941.

During the drive, he heard the radio reports of the attack on Pearl Harbor

He turned the car around and immediately joined the Navy

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Auburn & Alabama didn’t play for 41 years, when they finally did in 1948 the Presidents of the Auburn & Alabama student body went to a park in Birmingham and literally buried a hatchet before the game.

(There’s hope for Texas/Texas A&M)

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Robert Neyland had offers to play baseball for Tigers, A’s & Giants but stuck with the Army. Served in WW1 in France, chased Pancho Villa in Mexico

Won 2 National Championships at Tennessee, went and kicked ass in World War II then came back won another two titles

Damn legend
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