Up above the title of this article is the statue of Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant as he looks over the crowd at the Walk of Champions in Tuscaloosa in the same way he looked over Kenny Stabler and the others quoted in this piece. As most know, Stabler passed away on Wednesday evening in Gulfport, Miss. He had silently battled colon cancer since February without anyone outside of his close friends and family circle knowing.
Next to their families, these players will most of the time have the closest relationship with their teammates. They experience so many emotions together that it’s almost natural.