Warren Bryant (American football)

American football player (1955–2021)

American football player

Warren Bryant

No. 66

Position:

Offensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1955-11-11)November 11, 1955
Miami, Florida, U.S.

Died:

October 10, 2021(2021-10-10) (aged 65)
Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight:

273 lb (124 kg)

Career information

High school:

Miami Edison

College:

Kentucky

NFL draft:

1977 / round: 1 / pick: 6

Career history

Atlanta Falcons (1977–1984)
Los Angeles Raiders (1984)

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	104
Games started:	94
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Warren Bryant (November 11, 1955 – October 10, 2021) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle from 1977 through 1984 in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft with the sixth overall pick. He was a fan favorite, and he made many personal appearances in and around the Atlanta area. Bryant was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Bryant died on October 10, 2021, in Smyrna, Georgia. He was 65.

References

^ "Warren Bryant, UK Football All-American, Has Died". University of Kentucky Athletics. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
"Bryant, Warren". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

External links

NFL.com player page

v t e 1977 NFL draft first-round selections
Ricky Bell Tony Dorsett Eddie Edwards Marvin Powell Gary Jeter Warren Bryant Joe Campbell Wilson Whitley Mike Butler Gary Green Morris Towns Phil Dokes A. J. Duhe Steve August Ted Albrecht Raymond Clayborn Robert Jackson Steve Schindler Steve Pisarkiewicz Wilson Faumuina Robin Cole Mike Cobb Bob Brudzinski Bob Rush Stanley Morgan Randy Burke Tommy Kramer Ezra Johnson

v t e Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks
Nobis Johnson Humphrey Kunz Small Profit Ellis Bartkowski Bean Bryant Faumuina Kenn D. Smith J. Miller Butler Riggs M. Pitts Bryan Fralic Casillas Green C. Miller Bruce Sanders Collins Broussard Pickens Pritchard Whitfield T. Smith Kennedy Bush Booker Brooking Kerney Vick Duckett Hall Jenkins White Anderson Ryan Baker Jerry Weatherspoon Jones Trufant Matthews Beasley Neal McKinley Ridley Lindstrom McGary Terrell K. Pitts London Robinson Penix

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

v t e Atlanta Falcons 1977 NFL draft selections
Warren Bryant Wilson Faumuina R. C. Thielemann Edgar Fields Allan Leavitt Shelton Diggs Keith Jenkins Walter Packer John Maxwell Robert Speer Billy Ryckman Dave Farmer Don Parrish

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