Don Bryant, Broadcast Records

Don "Fox" Bryant was the sports information officer at University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 31 years. He was the assistant athletic director for 18 years, director of the Bob Devaney Sports Center, and an Associate Professor for the College of Journalism teaching sports public relations.

Bryant was born in Lincoln, NE July 21, 1929 to Harold and Harriet Bryant. He attanded the University of Nebraska-Lincoln but his education was interupted when he was called into the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked for the base newspaper at Cherry Point, North Carolina. Bryant returned to UNL and completed his degree in 1952. He worked as a sports editor for the Lincoln Star from 1954 to 1963.

Bryant returned to UNL in the 1960s to become the sports information officer, where he negotiated media contracts and managed PR. Bryant was responsible for comissioning the redesign of the UNL football mascot to Herbie Husker in 1977.

Bryant also participated in the field of sports journalism outside UNL throughout his career. He was a media liaison for the 1980, 1984, and 1988 US Olympic Committees, and was a media liaison fo the 1987 Pan-American Games. Bryant spent 20 years on the NCAA's Final Four Basketball tournaments' media services staff. He was the Chief U.S. Press officer to the World Cup Games in 1979. In 1982-2013, Bryant wrote a column, "Like It Was", for his son's newspaper, the Voice News in Hickman.

Bryant retired from UNL in 1997, but he continued to serve the college by creating a Hall of Fame and sports museum. He was a prolific collector of Cornhuskers memorabilia in his retirement. He wrote two books about the history of football at UNL: Tales from the Nebraska Sidelines and Devaney and friends.

Bryant died on December 5, 2014 in Lincoln, NE.