▁and ▁those ▁critics ▁made ▁him ▁more ▁fier y ▁… ▁He ▁challeng ed ▁us ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁shut ▁up ▁the ▁loud mouth s ▁that ▁were ▁making ▁his ▁life ▁miser able ." ▁W ade ▁took ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁at ▁Duke ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁W ade ▁finished ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Alabama ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 6 1 - 1 3 - 3 . ▁W ade ▁co ached ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁player ▁Po ole y ▁Hub ert . ▁Other ▁notable ▁players ▁included ▁Johnny ▁Mack ▁Brown , ▁Ho yt ▁W ins lett , ▁Fred ▁Pick hard , ▁Fred ▁S ington , ▁and ▁H ersch el ▁C ald well . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Frank ▁Thomas ▁left ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Georgia ▁and ▁accepted ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁job ▁at ▁Alabama , ▁where ▁he ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁coach es ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁His ▁bow l ▁record ▁at ▁Alabama ▁was ▁ 4 – 2 , ▁with ▁wins ▁at ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁( 1 9 3 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ), ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁Classic ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁and ▁Orange ▁Bowl ▁( 1 9 4 3 ). ▁He ▁co ached ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁coach ▁Paul ▁" B ear " ▁Bry ant ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁Alabama ' s ▁head ▁coach . ▁Other ▁notable ▁players ▁included ▁Don ▁H ut son , ▁V aug hn ▁Man cha , ▁Harry ▁Gil mer , ▁Johnny ▁C ain ,