Lot of 3 original newspaper pieces on Paul "Bear" Bryant's death. Used condition: newsprint toning and folds throughout; these are a front page sheet, a section front and a clipping, not complete issues. Original newsprint, not reprints.

• The Knoxville Journal, Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 27, 1983 (Volume 118, Number 23) front page, about 14 x 9.9 inches: banner Game's over for 'The Bear', subhead 'Monumental' coach Bryant dies of heart attack at age 69, AP story with quotes from Joe Paterno, President Reagan and John Vaught, a Bear Bryant inside index, and a large color photo of Bryant in his houndstooth hat. There is a small pencil number on the back.
• Knoxville Journal Sports page B1, same date, about 13.9 x 11.7 inches: Bear Bryant - American folk hero, Ben Byrd's Byrd's Eye View column with a large color photo (Knoxville Journal / Zack Binkley), quoting Steve Sloan, Bob Woodruff, Charles Z Buda and Bill Battle.
• Clipping, about 11 x 7.2 inches: Bear Bryant Struggled With Health Problems, from press dispatches during funeral week, with a UPI photo of his daughter Mae Martin Tyson at the memorial service.