From the mid-1920s through the early 1980s, Tennessee's Gen. Robert Neyland and the University of Alabama's Paul W. "Bear" Bryant put their respective stamps on college football in the Deep South, shaping the game with discipline and defense. They won a combined 21 conference championships and 10 national titles.
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