D. Bryant
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| Born: | October 22, 1980 Iowa Wesleyan | ||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||||
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D. Bryant (born October 22, 1980) is a former American football quarterback.
Early life
Born the son of Marvin and Brenda Bryant, D. attended Cass Technical High School, in Detroit, Michigan. There he lettered in four sports; football, basketball, baseball and track and field. He was named All-City twice in football, garnering All-State honors as well as named to Michigan's 'Dream Team' as a senior. Played both safety and quarterback. A standout basketball player, garnering All-City honors twice including the City Championship in 1998. He averaged 18 points and over seven rebounds for his prep career playing guard. Only played one year of baseball as a sophomore, playing third base. Shined in track and field, claiming the City Championship in the 4x100 meter relay as a senior. Finished fifth in the state in 1998 on the 4x200 meter relay team.[1]
College career
Duke
Bryant was a dual sport athlete at Duke University playing football and basketball.
During his freshman year, 1998–1999, Bryant was a reserve with Duke University's basketball team. The Blue Devils went 37–2 overall and were undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished #2 in the country after losing the 1999 national championship game to the University of Connecticut. Three of his teammates later had long professional careers: i.e., Shane Battier, Elton Brand, and Corey Maggette. Bryant did not play basketball after his freshman year, concentrating exclusively on football.
Bryant became the starting quarterback at Duke midway through the 2000 season (when he was a sophomore) and continued in that role as a junior. During his junior season, he passed for 2,454 yards and 11 touchdowns. Duke's football program was somewhat less successful than the basketball program during those years. The team went 0–11 both years while Bryant was on the active roster.
In 2002, after failing to be eligible because of academic reasons, Bryant decided to transfer.[2]
Iowa Wesleyan
D. transferred after his junior season to
Professional career
Albany Conquest
On May 8, 2004, Bryant was named the started quarterback for the
Manchester Wolves
On March 31, 2006, it was announced[according to whom?] that D. had signed with the Manchester Wolves.[5]
South Georgia Wildcats
In 2007, he became a member of the
Georgia Force
He was signed by the Georgia Force in 2008, but was released before training camp started.
Kansas City Brigade
The
New Orleans VooDoo
On May 18, 2011, Bryant was named the started quarterback for the
Point University
On January 3, 2012, Bryant join the coaching staff at Point University as the assistant football coach for quarterbacks.[9]
References
- ^ "Up Close with D. Bryant". Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Duke loses QB D. Bryant to Academics[dead link]
- ^ D. Bryant 2003 Draft Bio
- ^ D. Bryant to start at QB tonight for Albany Conquest
- ^ Manchester Wolves Season Ticket Holder Party
- ^ QB D. Bryant, af2 success story
- ^ "Former Duke QB D. Bryant Earns AFL All-Rookie Honors". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "VooDoo name D. Bryant started QB". Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Point University Athletic Staff Directory". Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.