Bear's Boys: Thirty-Six Men Whose Lives Were Changed by Coach Paul Bryant

Bear's Boys

As an OSU Comp Student 2009, I found this book interesting. In Bear's Boys, Eli Gold interviews 36 men who played for or who coached under Coach Paul Bear Bryant. Coming into this book, I thought that the book was going to talk about Coach Bryant much more than it did. Although it was a good book, it was a little disappointing in this regard. The book pretty much tells about the people that he interviewed and what they are doing now. It includes players such as Bob Baumhower, John Hannah, Joe Namath, Howard Schnellenberger, and many more. The part that I appreciated most and thought was the most interesting was the stories that these people told about that included Coach Bryant. The only problem with the book is that it did not do this enough, and did not concentrate on Coach Bryant enough.
It is not a bad book because it does not concentrate on Coach Bryant enough, it just seems misleading. The book will go awhile without even mentioning Coach Bryant and just speaking on the players.
The best part about the book is how that players mentioned say pretty much the same thing about Coach Bryant. Everyone was afraid of him, they all respect him greatly, and most impressive is the fact that they all credit him for what it is that they have become.

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