Paul Bryant Leadership Traits

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The leader I chose is Paul “Bear” Bryant. He was an American College football player and coach. Paul was best known for being longtime head coach for the University of Alabama football team. He was born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas and attended Fordyce High School, then went on to attend college at the University of Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he was offered a job as an assistant coach there and went on to coach the University of Alabama football for 4 years. There are some very interesting facts about Paul Bryant such as how he came to have the nickname “Bear”, well here’s why, he accepted the challenge to wrestle a bear for $1 at a carnival. Also while at the Rose Bowl with Alabama's team in 1937, Bryant got a screen