| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1947 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 2023 (aged 75) |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1969 | Ohio |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977 | Miami (OH) (QB/WR) |
| 1978–1981 | North Carolina (QB/WR) |
| 1982–1984 | New England (RB) |
| 1985–1989 | Ohio |
| 1990–1991 | Illinois (WR) |
| 1992–1994 | Texas (WR) |
| 1995–1997 | North Carolina (WR/recruiting) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Texas (assistant AD) |
| 2000–2011 | Texas (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–44–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Offensive Player of the Year (1968) | |
Cleve Bryant (March 27, 1947 – January 31, 2023) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio University from 1985 to 1989. Bryant was later the Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations for the Texas Longhorns football team. His responsibilities ranged from administrative operations to scheduling, as well as day-to-day operations of the football team and its facilities.[1] Bryant worked for Mack Brown at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and followed Brown to the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. Bryant was the wide receiver coach at Texas under John Mackovic from 1992 to 1994, before he joined Brown's staff at North Carolina.[1]