9 5 7 , ▁Whit worth ▁was ▁fired ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Bear ▁Bry ant . ▁ ▁Bear ▁Bry ant ▁era ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Paul ▁William ▁" B ear " ▁Bry ant ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁program ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁after ▁leaving ▁his ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M . ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁five ▁days ▁after ▁leaving ▁A & M , ▁Bry ant ▁was ▁asked ▁why ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Alabama . ▁Bry ant ▁replied , ▁" M ama ▁called , ▁and ▁when ▁M ama ▁calls , ▁then ▁you ▁just ▁have ▁to ▁come ▁running ." ▁Bry ant ▁entered ▁an ▁Alabama ▁program ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁had ▁a ▁winning ▁record ▁in ▁four ▁seasons . ▁However , ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁Bry ant ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 – 4 – 1 ▁record — one ▁more ▁win ▁than ▁Alabama ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁three ▁seasons ▁combined . ▁In ▁his ▁fourth ▁season , ▁Bry ant ▁led ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁to ▁their ▁sixth ▁national ▁championship ▁which ▁included ▁Bry ant ' s ▁first ▁bow l ▁victory ▁with ▁Alabama . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Alabama ▁went ▁ 6 0 – 5 – 1 , ▁which ▁included ▁three ▁national ▁champion ships ▁( 1 9 6 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁four ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁Championships ,