University of Georgia Athletics
Steve Bryant Receives Chris Patrick Award
April 27, 2015 | General
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia's Steve Bryant received the Chris Patrick Award on Sunday evening at the Southeastern Conference sports medicine meetings in Opelika, Ala. The honor is given annually to the outstanding athletic trainer in the SEC as chosen by the directors of sports medicine at each league school.
"I'm extremely happy for Steve," said Ron Courson, UGA's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. "He is most deserving of this honor. I can't imagine anyone more loyal to the profession or their school. Steve exemplifies everything we want to do in sports medicine. He always provides quality care and has the student-athlete's best interest at heart."
Bryant, more commonly known by his nickname "Chickenhawk," has worked with UGA's sports medicine program for 37 years. He was a student athletic trainer in 1979 and 1980 before serving as a graduate assistant in 1981. Bryant joined the athletic association on a full-time basis in 1982 and has held positions as head men's and women's basketball athletic trainer and co-head athletic trainer for football. Currently, Bryant is Assistant AD for Sports Medicine and serves administrator for the Stegeman Coliseum athletic training room working with Olympic sports.
Bryant is just the second recipient of the Chris Patrick Award. The accolade was initiated last year and is named in honor of the longtime University of Florida director of sports medicine.
