Rick Bryan

He began playing linebacker in high school but was moved to defensive tackle by one of his coaches, Ben Wasson.

He owns the school record for career tackles by a defensive lineman (365), ranking him ahead of Kevin Murphy and Lee Roy Selmon.

He eventually was forced into retirement by a number of injuries, including neck and back pains and a popped Achilles tendon.

[11] In 2018, contractors working for the Coweta school system completed construction of a new field house dedicated to Bryan.

An article written by News on 6 stated that Bryan “always seemed to have time to work with kids; and putting his name on the new field house seems only natural.”[12] On October 11, 2021, an EF-1 tornado severely damaged the Coweta Tigers’ baseball stadium, which is adjacent to the Ricky Bryan Field House.