JOHN DAVID BRILEY is an associate professor of Political Science at EastTennessee State University. He studied at the University of Alabama, MiddleTennessee Sate University, and the University of Tennessee. Briley served under Bryant at the University of Alabama during the 1973 season as a student athletic trainer. He was a contributor to the Champions in Crimson (1998) and The Last Coach (2005) by Allen Barra. Briley lives in Morristown, Tennessee with his wife Susan.