Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Bryant was drafted in the first round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers after playing for the Golden Stallions’ baseball team in 1980 and 1981. He made his major league debut with the Dodgers on Sept. 8, 1985, and spent the next three years traveling between the major and minor leagues. His last professional appearance with the Dodgers was on Oct.4, 1987. A native of Fort Gaines, Bryant then embarked on a seven-year career with the Chunichi Dragons and Kentetsu Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan. He led the Pacific League in home runs three times and was the 1989 Pacific League Most Valuable Player. Bryant hit 49 home runs that year to lead the Buffaloes to their third Pacific League championship. Bryant led Lee County High School to back-to-back Class AA state title game berths before joining Coach Tom Moody’s ABAC squad in 1979. He hit .294 in his freshman year with the Stallions before a tremendous sophomore campaign when he hit .371 with 10 doubles and two home runs.