Allen Barra
The Last Coach
A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant
“Barra gets it right . . . he was born to write this story.”—Don Keith, Birmingham Weekly
“Barra, a thinking man’s sportswriter, has a companion piece to the outstanding biography of Vince Lombardi, When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss.”—Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Illuminating.”—George Will, Newsweek
“A wonderful read. [Barra] has written a thoughtful, inquiring and evocative look at the life and times of the legendary coach.”—Paul Finebaum, Mobile Register
“Allen Barra is a gifted writer . . . his comprehensive and endearing biography substantiates the legend.”—Larry Moffi, Washington Post
“Admirably ambitious. . . . Barra is one of the country’s most thoughtful writers on the subject.”—Buzz Bissinger, New York Times
“A worthy work that does much to separate myth from fact and to restore the sense of Bryant himself.”—Michale MacCambridge, Wall Street Journal
“A biography with a bite . . . a work of solid fact, airtight and accurate.”—Bill Briggs, Denver Post
A native of Alabama, Allen Barra is a longtime contributor to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Salon, and the New York Sun. He lives in South Orange, New Jersey.
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