...Bear once said that Robert Neyland taught him everything he knew about football. Looks like he was an apt pupil.
FROM BEAR BRYANT'S BOOK
Bear personally set the record straight...
"Everyone thinks I'm the best damn coach in the country. But (Neyland) taught me everything I know."In seven attempts, Bear Bryant never defeated General Neyland."I never beat him," he said, "but I learned a lot from playing him."At General Neyland's retirement banquet, Bryant muttered "thank God the old guy finally quit."
from 'The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear"