CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Swinney: "Coach Bryant was my hero"


by - Assoc. Editor -

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was named the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year for the second straight year on Wednesday night. Washington head coach Chris Peterson is the only other coach to win it twice.

Swinney shared that his hero growing up in Pelham, Alabama was the legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

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