Defensive tackle, Oklahoma, to 1983

Rick Bryan

Born
Mar 20, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died
Jul 25, 2009, in Coweta, Oklahoma

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Rick Bryan played defensive tackle at Oklahoma (to 1983). He was a consensus All‑American in 1982 and 1983. The Atlanta Falcons took Bryan in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 1984 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1983
Consensus All-American, Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year and 1 more
Drafted
No. 9
Overall, 1984 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1982 and 1983; Gannett News Service 1981

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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