They stood out there in the winter cold and waved goodbye, crowds gathered all the way to the interstate. The racial times he went through – he saw through that. Ma'Khia Bryant's sister called 911 in March asking to be removed from their foster home, the Associated Press reported. A moment of silence was held prior to Super Bowl XVII, played four days after Bryant's passing. Vanessa Bryant documented the weekend on Instagram, revealing that the family got a new dog and celebrated Capri’s first birthday. Today, the University still shares a secret with Coach Bryant – The secret of winning! The 2021 NFL Draft is over, and now it's time to hand out draft grades for all 32 teams. Bear always wrapped his arm around him, and they walked off together. Bryant, at the time less well-known, lived in the historic Redmont home shortly after he married Mary Harmon in June 1935.The house--a classic Tudor-style--was owned by Harmon's family. Bryant played end for the Crimson Tide and was a participant on the school's 1934 National Championship team. "In games, he was very calm," Tyson says. He earned his first head coaching job with Maryland in 1945, then coached Kentucky from 1946 to 1953 and Texas A&M from 1954 to 1957 before taking over the reigns at Alabama. His grandfather was very close to him. Bryant played with a partially-broken leg in a 1935 game against Tennessee. He himself began feeling the same way and considered either retiring from coaching or leaving college football for the NFL. But he treated it like an electric fence. The 50-point outburst came one day after the league fined him $50,000 for attending a Miami strip club. When he was thirteen, he agreed to wrestle a captive bear, thus earning him his nickname. The following year ended with a victory in the 1963 Sugar Bowl. Paul William "Bear" Bryant would have turned 100 on Wednesday, and the grandson made famous by photos of him walking off the field with the man he calls "Papa" is now 50. "We talked about Papa all the time. However, Alabama finished third in the nation behind co-national champions Michigan State and Notre Dame, who had previously played to a 10–10 tie in a late regular season game. The “survivors” were given the name “Junction Boys.” Two years later, Bryant led the team to the Southwest Conference championship with a 34–21 victory over the University of Texas at Austin. Upon his retirement in 1982, he held the record for most wins as head coach in collegiate football history with 323 wins, a record broken by John Gagliardi in 1996. In 1940, he left Alabama to become an assistant at Vanderbilt University under Henry Russell Sanders. Find the perfect Bear Bryant stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Outside of friends and family, rare is it that one’s life is remembered a month after death, but in the case of Bryant, 35 years after his passing, his legacy has barely begun to fade. His legend lives deep in the walls of historical Tuscaloosa. (Courtesy Paul Bryant family) Marc Bryant Tyson didn't fully grasp what … Many of Bryant's former players and assistant coaches went on to become head coaches at the collegiate level and/or in the National Football League. He was also known for his trademark black and white houndstooth or gingham hat, deep voice, casually leaning up against the goal post during pre-game warmups, and frequently holding his rolled-up game plan while on the sidelines. She wants to become a doctor. While in the Navy, Bryant attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander. I think I took for granted that I got to go to all the games.". What Buffalo Bills WR Isaiah McKenzie tweeted during 2021 NFL draft. In modern-day football, with limited scholarships, it will go down in history as one of the biggest runs ever.". It was way more about who was there as a person. A day later, when being prepared for an electrocardiogram, he died after suffering a massive heart attack. Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. Before arriving at Alabama, Bryant was head football coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University. The team would go on to split national championships in 1973 (Notre Dame defeated Alabama in the 1973 Sugar Bowl, which led the UPI to stop giving national championships until after all the games for the season had been played - including bowl games) and 1978 (despite losing a regular season matchup against co-national champion USC) and win it outright in 1979. The 1950 Kentucky team concluded its season with a victory over Bud Wilkinson's #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl. 1 spot in the West, Paul and the Suns have turned the corner. In 1964, the Tide won another national championship, but lost to the University of Texas in the Orange Bowl, in the first nationally televised college game in color. "Both sides of the interstate was stopped with cars," says Tyson. The church service was held in Tuscaloosa, and the burial was an hour away, in Birmingham. After time at Kentucky and Texas A&M, Coach Bryant spent many years winning football games at the University of … Canelo Alvarez negotiated with the kidnappers in the lead up to the fight. The Detroit Lions have endured players getting sniped before their pick in the draft, but GM Brad Holmes might've done it himself. A lot of students knew who Lissa Handley was, but mostly she went through school unnoticed. Tom Brady showed up in a suit to the Kentucky Derby. On his hand at the time of his death was the only piece of jewelry he ever wore, a gold ring inscribed "The Junction Boys". After the 1941 season, Bryant was offered the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas. The family lived on a farm in Moro Bottom, Arkansas. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/1739/paul-bryant: accessed ), memorial page for Paul “Bear” Bryant (11 Sep 1913–26 Jan 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1739, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . "My family, the way my parents are, I didn't really understand until I came to Alabama," she says. The UFC handed out four $50,000 bonuses after UFC on ESPN 23 on Saturday in Las Vegas – including a double-dip for Prochazka. Bryant coached at Alabama for 25 years, winning six national titles (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, and 1979) and thirteen SEC championships. Paul 'Bear' Bryant was a coaching legend. At the close of the 1957 season, having compiled an overall 25–14–2 record at Texas A&M, Bryant returned to Tuscaloosa to take the head coaching position, succeeding J.B. "Ears" Whitworth, as well as the athletic director job at Alabama. Jim McIngvale - also known as "Mattress Mack" - is driving down the odds on Essential Quality as insurance to cover promotion at his stores. Lissa Handley ended up choosing Alabama, of course, just like all Bear's grandchildren and all the great-grandchildren so far. The coach would collapse in his big chair at home and Marc would try to find an SEC game on the radio. Initially, I thought it would be cool to go to Vanderbilt or Columbia. ; Harlie Bryant; Jack Horace Bryant; Ouida Bryant; Private; Private; Paul "Bear" Bryant and Private « less. He was later granted an honorable discharge to train recruits and coach the North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight football team. Not so. In 1971, Bryant began engineering a comeback to prove that he still had it. She liked it that way. "You get to talk about your grandfather almost every day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Bryant#Head_coaching_record. Immediate Family: Son of Wilson Malone Bryant and Millie Rebecca Bryant. The 11th of William Monroe and Dora Ida … Since he elected to leave high school before completing his diploma, Bryant had to enroll in a Tuscaloosa high school to finish his education during the fall semester while he practiced with the college team. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the Bears approached her about making changes to Soldier Field, which has a seating capacity [more]. The following year, 1957, Bryant's star back John David Crow won the Heisman Trophy (the only Bryant player to ever earn that award), and the Aggies were in title contention until they lost to the #20 Rice Owls in Houston, amid rumors that Alabama would be going after Bryant. Totals 24 14-20 62 36 Southeast 24 17, Bayshore 12. fouled, Moro Bottom, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. I love it and I love my players. She was elected homecoming queen. Less than three months after writing to Goostree, Mary Harmon Bryant died at age 68 following a stroke. Brother of Laura Bryant; Thomas Bryant; Allen Bryant; Barney Bryant; Orrie Lee Bryant and 6 others; Harlie Bryant; Jack Horace Bryant; Ouida Bryant; Private; Private and Private « less. After the 1982 season, Bryant, who had turned 69 that September, decided to retire, stating, "This is my school, my alma mater. Clark First news of Bryant's death came from Bert Bank (WTBC Radio Tuscaloosa) and on the NBC Radio Network (anchored by Stan Martyn and reported by Stewart Stogel). He wanted good football players.". Bryant is a hero at the University of Alabama. He went directly to Saban with his praise. Mary was the daughter of James Henderson and Ida Mae Harmon Black of Troy. His name is Paul William Bryant Tyson. In 1962, Bryant denounced The Saturday Evening Post for printing an article that charged him with encouraging his players to "engage in brutality" in a 1961 game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. LeBron James recorded 16 points (6-12 FG), along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the Lakers in his return from injury as they fell to the Kings, 110-106. Bryant family history Ancestry and descendants of David Bryant (1756) of Springfield, N.J.; Washington Co., Pa.; Knox Co., Ohio; and Wolf Lake, Noble Co., Ind. "Well," Bryant replied, "then that's where we're going to finish in football.". Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.” ~ Bear Bryant. Bryant's win over in-state rival Auburn University, coached by former Bryant assistant Pat Dye in November 1981 was Bryant's 315th as a head coach, which was the most of any head coach at that time. His ability to connect with and motivate players created winning programs at several schools. That season, Alabama went undefeated and earned a #2 ranking, but lost to #1 Nebraska, 38–6 in the Orange Bowl. That's why they played so well for him.". I was national coach of the year three times, SEC coach of the year eight times, coached six national championship teams and on November 28, 1981, I became the winningest coach in the history of college football at that time. Tyson was the only male grandchild, and he got to climb the tower during Alabama practices and watch the Tide get ready. Mary Harmon Black Bryant (born 1915 in Troy; died in 1984 in Tuscaloosa) was the wife of Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant . He is still alive to millions of fans who remember his houndstooth hat, the way he leaned against the goalpost to watch his players warm up, and of course, the six national titles he won. Two hundred others died. (Courtesy Paul Bryant family), Alabama governor Robert Bentley, Lissa Handley and Marc Bryant Tyson. Paul William "Bear" Bryant was born on September 11, 1913, in the community of Moro Bottom, outside Fordyce, Arkansas. She appreciates the legend but doesn't brag about her tie to it. Under Bryant, Kentucky made its first bowl appearance (1947) and won its first Southeastern Conference title (1950). Bobby Cannon with Bear Bryant in December 1963. 2 would be Saban. Four weeks after making that comment, and just one day after passing a routine medical checkup, on January 25, 1983, Bryant checked into Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa after experiencing chest pain. She was friends with Barrett Jones, now with the St. Louis Rams, and they laughed at how people flocked to the offensive lineman and didn't realize he was hanging out with a direct descendant of football royalty. Son of Wilson Monroe Bryant and Dora Ida Bryant Husband of Mary Harmon Bryant Father of Private and Private Brother of Laura Bryant; Thomas Bryant; Allen Bryant; Barney Bryant; Orrie Lee Bryant and 6 … He attended Fordyce High School, where 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall Bryant, who as an adult would eventually stand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), began playing on the school's football team as an eighth grader. Butts, also on Bryant's behalf, sued Curtis Publishing Co. for defamation. He'd take a break from steak any day.". The living players from the 1950 team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. The 1950 season was Kentucky's highest rank until it finished #6 in the final 1977 AP poll. Bryant took over the Alabama football team in 1958. Marc Bryant Tyson fishes with Paul "Bear" Bryant. In 1954, Bryant accepted the head coaching job at Texas A&M University. "In the dressing room, he would let 'em have it. During his senior season, the team, with Bryant playing offensive line and defensive end, won the 1930 Arkansas state football championship. Bryant was the self-described "other end" during his playing years with the team, playing opposite the big star, Don Hutson, who later became an NFL Hall-of-Famer. , search. His last regular season game was a 23–22 loss to Auburn and his last postseason game was a 21–15 victory in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee over the University of Illinois. Danny Ford, Howard Schnellenberger, and Gene Stallings all won national championships as head coaches for NCAA programs while Neil Callaway, Joey Jones, Mike Riley, David Cutcliffe, and Schnellenberger are active head coaches in the NCAA. Bryant told Marshall that he was intent on becoming a head coach. Cunningham rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns in a 42–21 victory against the overmatched Tide. However, Bryant and Byrd came into conflict. Geni requires JavaScript! The Crimson Tide would repeat as champions in 1965 after defeating Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Father of Private and Private Bryant then served off North Africa, seeing no combat action. Marshall put him in contact with Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd, the president and former football coach of the University of Maryland. (Courtesy: Paul Bryant family), Lissa Handley and Marc Bryant Tyson (R) at homecoming. Husband of Mary Harmon Bryant It's about all the former players who could count on him, all the former coaches who got their start because of him, and the brave stand he took on integration during a time when many looked to the coach for guidance. Again, as at Kentucky, Bryant attempted to integrate the Texas A&M squad. Kids weren't allowed inside the 30 yard-line on the sideline at games, and Tyson saw other coaches' children tiptoeing past the boundary. Bryant pledged the Sigma Nu social fraternity, and as a senior, he married Mary Harmon. The magazine claimed that Bryant and Georgia Bulldogs coach Wally Butts had conspired to fix their 1962 game together in Alabama's favor. The Aggies suffered through a grueling 1-9 initial season which began with the infamous training camp in Junction, Texas. Kentucky's final AP poll rankings under Bryant included #11 in 1949, #7 in 1950, #15 in 1951, #20 in 1952 and #16 in 1953. "We'll be the last football team in the Southwest Conference to integrate," he was told by a Texas A&M official. In 1942, he served as an assistant coach with the Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers. One of the players he coached for the Navy was the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham. The season never took off from there, with the Bryant-led Alabama team finishing 8–2–1, losing in the Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas A&M, coached by former Bryant player and assistant coach Gene Stallings. Ozzie Newsome is active as the general manager of the Baltimore Ravens. Tyson's son Marc Bryant – Bear's great-grandson – has picked up the game and now plays as a seventh grader. After winning a combined four games in the three years prior to Bryant's arrival, the Tide went 5–4–1 in Bryant's first season. That was not an issue to him. Bryant also led Kentucky to appearances in the Great Lakes Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Cotton Bowl Classic. To Bear's family, though, the legacy is about more than winning. It hit me how many people truly loved him.". "I told Coach Saban, I think my grandfather got Alabama to a top-five program, but he has taken them to the No. With just 10 games left in the regular season, Kristaps Porzingis may be dealing with another knee issue. The Kings improve to 26-37 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 36-27. The mayor of a Chicago suburb that will soon have a stadium-sized piece of property available says the Bears are considering leaving Soldier Field, while the mayor of Chicago says the team isn’t going anywhere. The 1967 team was billed as another national championship contender with star quarterback Kenny Stabler returning, but the team stumbled out of the gate and tied Florida State 37–37 at Legion Field. It's almost like he's still alive.". It so happens that earlier in the day this picture was taken, Bryant had told Joe Namath he could not play in the Sugar Bowl due to curfew violations. His nickname stemmed from his having agreed to wrestle a captive bear during a theater promotion when he was 13 years old. In the most prominent incident, while Bryant was on vacation, Byrd reinstated a player who had been suspended by Bryant for a violation of team rules. Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award. Trivia. The younger sister of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant called 911 a few weeks before her sister's fatal shooting by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, saying the girls had been in a fight with each other and she wanted to leave their foster home, records show. In his only season at Maryland, Bryant led the team to a 6–2–1 record. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. Very few people know this about me but I only wore one piece of jewelry; a gold ring inscribed "The Junction Boys". Paul may have been nearly the youngest of the family, but you wouldn't know by looking at him. That's how I described myself even before I broke the record that made me the winningest coach in the history of big-time college football at that time. "Cane pole and crickets, fishing for blue gill bream that weighed a half-pound. His favorite things to eat were fried bream and fried catfish. “It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be. "What Saban has done in four years is unmatched by anybody. He stood on the sideline during games and walked out onto the field after the final whistle. Tyson says he always felt a deep desire to never let Bear down. Stay in the know at a glance with the Top 10 daily stories. At the University of Alabama, the Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive and Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor. These days, both father and daughter are asked about the current Alabama coach, Nick Saban. However, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Bryant joined the United States Navy. His father, Bear Bryant, was an American football player and coach. Bryant himself was second team All-SEC in 1934, and was third team all conference in both 1933 and 1935. Bryant's mark has since also been surpassed by his longtime friend Joe Paterno, by Eddie Robinson, and by Bobby Bowden. Tyson says he always finds shakers and Coke cans when he visits his grandfather's grave. Bryant's father, Monroe, was a … Bear Bryant served as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team for 25 years, leading them to several victories. At one point Hamilton slipped to third, but the Mercedes driver slickly moved ahead on Lap 20 of 66 to finish ahead of Red Bull's Verstappen and his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Marc Bryant Tyson didn't fully grasp what his grandfather meant to the world until the funeral. Here's a round-up of all of our grades for each of the Bears' seven selections in the 2021 NFL draft. Bryant was selected in the fourth round by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1936 NFL Draft, but never played professionally. In 1968, Bryant again could not match his previous successes, as the team went 8–3, losing to the University of Missouri 35–10 in the Gator Bowl. That's the trait that has been passed on. Tyson, then 20, got into the car following the hearse and saw people lined up on the streets. Tyson knows his grandfather was tough on his players, but he remembers the softness too. Husband of Dora Ida Bryant. “Little things make the difference. In 1945, 32-year old Bryant met Washington Redskins owner George Marshall at a cocktail party hosted by the Chicago Tribune, and said he had turned down offers for assistant coaching positions at Alabama and Georgia Tech. He says he's asked about the Bear weekly, sometimes daily. (Courtesy: Bear Bryant family), Marc Bryant Tyson and Paul "Bear" Bryant during an Alabama practice. Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late daughter Gigi on what would have been her 15th birthday, one year after she died in a helicopter crash alongside her father Kobe Bryant… In 1961, under his leadership, with quarterback Pat Trammell and football greats Lee Roy Jordan and Billy Neighbors, Alabama went 11–0 and defeated Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl to claim the national championship. After graduating in 1936, Bryant took a coaching job at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, but he left that position when offered an assistant coaching position under Frank Thomas at the University of Alabama. Bryant coached at the University of Kentucky for eight seasons. Bryant disobeyed the order, saving the lives of his men. At age thirteen, Paul earned his nickname, "Bear", when he agreed to wrestle a captive bear. ", So that begs the question: If he had to win one game …, "Oh for sure my grandfather," he says. "Every overpass was covered with people. The 1962 season ended with a victory in the Orange Bowl over Bud Wilkinson's University of Oklahoma Sooners. My dad would tell stories about fishing. "You don't normally think of birthdays after somebody's passed away," Tyson said Tuesday. 'Papa this, Papa that.' (Source: Internet Archive) Bryant Family History Ancestry and Descendants of David Bryant, 1756 of Springfield, New Jersey (Source: MyHeritage) ($) NY (22) OH . "In high school I was kind of scared that college in Alabama would be a 13th grade with all the same people," she says. "I was kind of freaking out about that. "She just thought she did.". "All of my children have treated people fair," he says. 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This event recognizes excellence in coaching & raises funds for the American Heart Association. After these disappointing efforts, many began to wonder if the 57-year old Bryant was washed up. We're a top program not just this year but 'til the end of time. The AP found the call was one … The next three years (1962–64) featured Joe Namath at quarterback and were among Bryant's finest. Son of Wilson Monroe Bryant and Dora Ida Bryant The case went to the Supreme Court. ", "She didn't have a choice," he says. The letter sent to Goostree by Bear Bryant's widow remains among the family… Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. And when Momma calls, you just have to come runnin'." The next year, in 1959, Alabama beat Auburn and appeared in a bowl game, the first time either had happened in the last six years. To him, though, Papa lives on in his memories, in the time they spent fishing. 1 program in history. McClure made 288 Xfinity Series starts from 2003-16. Family … Here's our analysis of the best and worst picks from the seven rounds. Marc Bryant Tyson and Paul "Bear" Bryant during an Alabama practice. Papa might have another good football player in his family. Paul Bryant was the 11th of 12 children who were born to William Monroe and Ida Kilgore Bryant in Fordyce, Arkansas. Tyson isn't expecting his kids to grow up to be football savants; he's expecting them to grow up to treat people with the fairness Papa showed. Paul "Bear" Bryant started attending Fordy... Paul "Bear" Bryant started attending Unive... Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Papa would be the head coach and Saban would be the defensive coordinator.". Alabama scientists announced today the discovery of a new species of fossil “mega-toothed” shark nicknamed the “Bryant Shark.” The new species was named in honor of one of Alabama’s most prominent families, the Bryants, which includes legendary University of Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Father of Laura Bryant; Thomas Bryant; Allen Bryant; Barney Bryant; Orrie Lee Bryant and 7 others. Over the next four years, the team compiled a 29–5–3 record. Only a game back of the Utah Jazz for the No. This included abandoning Alabama's old power offense for the newly-fashionable wishbone formation. The Bryant Family Tree It is important to remember that there is no single Bryant family tree, as last names were assigned to people for various reasons. By 1973, one-third of the team's starters were black. The race won't be held in Quebec because of concern about increased COVID-19 cases. I retired from coaching with an astonishing 323 victories. However, his ship, the civilian merchantman SS Uruguay was rammed by another ship and ordered to be abandoned. Paul William Bryant Jr. was born circa 1945. "Respect for others and fairness. "No. By the time the procession got to the highway and passed under the first bridge packed with well-wishers, Bear Bryant's grandson was drenched in tears. You'd think maybe the discussion would offend the family. SN contributor Thomas Hauser recalls a phone conversation he had with legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant during a much different time in the sports and media world. She went to all the home games and many of the road games. But in my opinion, they deserved better coaching than they have been getting from me this year." After that season, Bryant was able to recruit Wilbur Jackson as Alabama's first black scholarship player, and junior-college transfer John Mitchell became the first black man to play for Alabama. We are often asked, How can I find the second married name of a female Bryant ancestor? When asked why he came to Alabama, he replied "Momma called. His reply proved ominous. Paul "Bear" Bryant Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983) is considered the world's greatest college football coach and remains one of the most successful coaches in history. With the 2021 NFL draft in the books, it's time to grade every team for talent evaluation, scheme fit, and future potential. Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton made two typically clinical overtakes to bounce back and win the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 97th career win on Sunday, extending his championship lead over Max Verstappen to eight points in his bid for a record eighth F1 title. Nothing but a winner. Marc says it didn't take long to decide whether to give his only boy one of the most famous names in football history. Washington has added another defensive end to the roster, one that some see as a steal. "Fishing and quail hunting and playing cards," Tyson says. Coach Bryant had flown in late at night (from New Orleans) on a recruiting trip. “Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.” ~ Bear Bryant. The change helped make the remainder of the decade a successful one for the Crimson Tide. He also served as athletic director while at A&M. After the 1945 season, Bryant left Maryland to take over as head coach at the University of Kentucky. Charles McClendon, Sylvester Croom, Jim Owens, Jackie Sherrill, and Pat Dye were also notable NCAA head coaches. Bryant's younger sister told police she'd kill someone if she wasn't moved, according to a police report. He replied "Probably croak in a week." Best Bear Bryant Quotes. Dolphins' trade out of 5th-round was 'too good to pass up'. This biography of Bear Bryant provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline. His all-time record as a coach was 323-85-17. 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