| FTBL Alabama Trivia

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Bryant went to North Carolina in 1944 as a lieutenant commander to train enlistees. He assembled the North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight football team, Technically, Bryant's first win as a head coach was with the Carolina Cloudbusters -- the North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight School football team. Duke counts the Cloudbusters' 13-6 win on Oct. 7, 1944. Bryant's victories with the team aren't counted on his resume.

Bryant's quarterback on the flight school team: Otto Graham, the Northwestern star who would win more championships than any quarterback in pro football history. Tom Brady is second with 6 titles, The difference is One has Super Bowl titles the other has NFL titles. before the Super Bowl was formed.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Name the AD that first hired The Bear at Alabama to a coaching position....

 

[Rsedge72]

Cawthorn? Carthorn? Cathoon? Can’t think of the cats name now that I’m concentrating
I think that’s the guys name….
Read this in a book a while back I think he was the ad until the bear was hired maybe…
The bear was also the ad while he was the coach

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Cawthorn? Carthorn? Cathoon? Can’t think of the cats name now that I’m concentrating
I think that’s the guys name….
Read this in a book a while back I think he was the ad until the bear was hired maybe…
The bear was also the ad while he was the coach

Bryant's first coaching gig at Bama was in 1936 It was not Cawthon, he was AD in 1952-1953. Good try though.

 

[Rsedge72]

Bryant's first coaching gig at Bama was in 1936 It was not Cawthon, he was AD in 1952-1953. Good try though.

Dang!!!!
I thought I was flexing a little there!!!!

 

[Rsedge72]

Bryant's first coaching gig at Bama was in 1936 It was not Cawthon, he was AD in 1952-1953. Good try though.

I just cheated and looked it up…..
Cause I had no idea, but when I saw the name it didn’t shock me….

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

I just cheated and looked it up…..
Cause I had no idea, but when I saw the name it didn’t shock me….

Trying to make them a little tougher, but really just wanted a history trivia page we all can go to if needed.

 

[rick4bama]

Yes, His first coaching gig was at Union as an assistant.

Okay were was CBB going to coach at ? But the start of WW2 stop him in doing it?

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Okay were was CBB going to coach at ? But the start of WW2 stop him in doing it?

Soooie Pig

 

[rick4bama]

Soooie Pig

I hate to say this but thank goodness for that happen. If not we may would never saw him on the sideline at Bama.