Complex sentence: Pell, a native of Albertville, Alabama, was a graduate of the University of Alabama; he played for the Crimson Tide under coach Bear Bryant as a lineman on his first national title team in 1961.
Split into simpler sentences: Pell, a native of Albertville, Alabama, was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He played for the Crimson Tide under coach Bear Bryant as a lineman on Bryant's first national title team in 1961.