Name: "Retired Colonel Shares Bama Stories" - TPR's In Focus - Oct. 29, 2024 by Troy Public Radio
Duration: 9 min 44 s
Description: Fifty years ago Retired Colonel Bryan Morgan, U.S. Army Judge Advocate, was a cheerleader at the University of Alabama. He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his memories of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and another cheerleader, soon-to-be actress Sela Ward.

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Fifty years ago Retired Colonel Bryan Morgan, U.S. Army Judge Advocate, was a cheerleader at the University of Alabama. He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his memories of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and another cheerleader, soon-to-be actress Sela Ward.

"Retired Colonel Shares Bama Stories" - TPR's In Focus - Oct. 29, 2024

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"Retired Colonel Shares Bama Stories" - TPR's In Focus - Oct. 29, 2024

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