{"product_id":"chasing-the-bear-how-bear-bryant-and-nick-saban-made-alabama-the-greatest-college-football-program-of-all-time-hardcover","title":"Chasing the Bear: How Bear Bryant and Nick Saban Made Alabama the Greatest College Football Program of All Time - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLars Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dual biography of two coaching legends -- Bear Bryant and Nick Saban -- who built the Alabama Crimson Tide into a true football dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBoth Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are undeniable kings of college football, two coaches at Alabama who have each won more national championships -- six apiece -- than anyone else in the history of the game. CHASING THE BEAR examines how they did it, revealing along the way their similarities in style, background, football philosophy, and recruiting methods, while providing readers a rare inside look at two of the greatest leaders in the history of sports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBear Bryant and Nick Saban never met, but they have more in common than either of them realize. Both grew up in small towns -- Bryant in Moro Bottom, Arkansas, a dot on the map, and Saban from Monongah, West Virginia, population five hundred. As a child, Saban pumped gas at his father's service station, washing and waxing cars and doing anything he could to help the business. Bryant's father suffered from multiple physical ailments, which forced Bryant to work to keep the family farm going. Both men knew the value of hard work from the time they were young boys, and both understood that there were no shortcuts to success. But both dreamed of escaping their hometowns, and both used football as the means to do so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeparated by two generations, Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are mythic figures linked by a school, a town, and a barroom debate centering on one question: Which is the greatest college coach of all time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLars Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarlisle vs. Army\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe All Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. A twenty-year veteran of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, Anderson is a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eBleacher Report\u003c\/i\u003e and an instructor of journalism at the University of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44609080590438,"sku":"9781538716489","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/7AW9iPwCdf9781538716489.webp?v=1770875433","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/chasing-the-bear-how-bear-bryant-and-nick-saban-made-alabama-the-greatest-college-football-program-of-all-time-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}