Cleve Bryant was an American college football player and coach.
13 Facts About Cleve Bryant
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Cleve Bryant served as the head football coach at Ohio University from 1985 to 1989.
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Cleve Bryant's responsibilities ranged from administrative operations to scheduling, as well as day-to-day operations of the football team and its facilities.
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Cleve Bryant worked for Mack Brown at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and followed Brown to the University of Texas at Austin in 1998.
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Cleve Bryant was the wide receiver coach at Texas under John Mackovic from 1992 to 1994, before he joined Brown's staff at North Carolina.
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Cleve Bryant attended Ohio University, where he earned all-conference honors in 1967 as the quarterback, while leading the Bobcats to a conference title.
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The Bobcats repeated the feat the following year, and Cleve Bryant went on to earn the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year honors.
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Cleve Bryant was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 11th round during 1970 NFL draft, but he did not make the team.
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Cleve Bryant was inducted into the Ohio University Hall of Fame in 1975 and to the Citrus Bowl Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Cleve Bryant's college coaching career began in 1977 at Miami University, where he coached quarterbacks and wide receivers.
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In 1982, Cleve Bryant left Chapel Hill to become the running backs coach for the New England Patriots.
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In late 1984, Cleve Bryant was hired as the head coach by Ohio University, his alma mater, becoming only the third black head football coach in NCAA.
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Cleve Bryant was married to Jean Cleve Bryant, a long-time academic advisor to the University of Texas football program.