| FTBL 26 Jan.

[bama alum]

A day of my childhood heroes. Today's Eddie Van Halen's birthday. Long live the king!

And then...



I was thirteen. I remember getting off the school bus and hearing about it from a friend who skipped school. Back in '83, The Birmingham News was still an afternoon delivery, so when I got home and saw the paper in the front yard. Man...Just lost it.

 

[rick4bama]

Watching the local news which by the way was in Glennville, Ga. Even the Savannah News had it on their front page.

 

[SevierBama]

It was my junior year in high school. I was at a doctor's appointment and overheard Coach Bryant's name. Left the office and headed to TGI Friday's for lunch. Then, I heard someone's conversation that Coach Bryant had passed. Devastating news for sure.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I was 6, don’t recall anything from back then

 

[TerryP]

Kobi.

 

[bama alum]

I was 6, don’t recall anything from back then

The salad days...

 

[UAgrad93]

I was 12 and in the 6th grade. It was announced over the PA. The entire school was crying, teachers included. Coach was that paternal figure for so many! I had always dreamed of playing for him. It started with “The Goal line Stand” in the Sugar Bowl against Penn State and only grew with each game. When he retired, I was so disappointed that I wouldn’t get to play for him and then when he passed away, I was crushed as if I had lost a family member.

 

[alabama mike]

I was in college in Nashville when I heard the news.

 

[Secondand26]

Junior in High School. Just finished a 2 mile off-season run and headed to my car to leave school. A teammate (Auburn fan) runs up & tells me that "Bear Bryant" (no respect from an Aubie - It's "Coach Bryant") has just died. I jumped his ass & told him to not joke about such things. Turned on the radio & heard the terrible news. Very surreal, a mythical figure had passed away.

 

[rammerjammer]

5th grade. Riding home on the bus. Darren Phillips told me. Remember it like it was yesterday.

Several years ago I worked at DCH in Tuscaloosa for a little while. In the cath lab one day overheard one of the cardiologist on duty that day that was one of the docs working trying to resuscitate CPB. Said they coded him for an hour and half.......which is insane.

 

[SnakeDoc]

I was 12 and in the 6th grade.

Me, too.

I had a friend who was a UT friend that called and asked me if I had heard.

 

[64Tide]

Teaching school, had to watch 2 or 3 *aU fans celebrate his death and could do nothing about it.....

 

[Secondand26]

Teaching school, had to watch 2 or 3 *aU fans celebrate his death and could do nothing about it.....

Would say that you could have failed them, but they were Barners so they were probably failing already!

 

[rick4bama]

Did any of you guys know some Bama fans celebrating the death of Shug or even Dye? I didn't.

 

[footballer]

I was at work, heard it on the radio. Wasn't worth a damn the rest of the day.

 

[64Tide]

Did any of you guys know some Bama fans celebrating the death of Shug or even Dye? I didn't.

Never heard of “us” celebrating the demise of their coaches. Question, were the trees rolled at Bryant’s death?

 

[rick4bama]

Never heard of “us” celebrating the demise of their coaches. Question, were the trees rolled at Bryant’s death?

I have heard that too!

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

I remember it very well.
It honestly felt like we'd lost a family member.
I recorded the ESPN special and watched it several times.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Never heard of “us” celebrating the demise of their coaches. Question, were the trees rolled at Bryant’s death?

I haven’t found anything that says they were, but wouldn’t surprise me at all

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Mom called me at work....crying....and she was an Auburn fan
Only 2 times i ever heard/saw her cry...

Love for Bear....extended past football...especially in the south...where he stood as a giant.....of class and excellence...for all people....