Hall of Fame
Bryson, a catcher, transferred to Pfeiffer College after playing his first two years of college baseball at North Carolina. He became a star contributor to some of the first Pfeiffer teams coached by the late Joe Ferebee, who became the winningest baseball coach in North Carolina college and American Legion history. Between 1956 and 1987, Ferebee won 677 games as Pfeiffer's head coach.
In a Salisbury Post article from 2019, Bryson said he was often called "Joe Jr." because he so embraced the sound fundamentals that Ferebee required of his catchers. Ferebee's coaching prowess rubbed off on Bryson, and he served as the Head Baseball Coach at Gardner-Webb Junior College (now Gardner-Webb University) from 1966 to 1980. He was inducted into Gardner-Webb's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992, having compiled a 305-87 record over 14 seasons with the Runnin' Bulldogs. He also coached seven All-America players during his tenure at Gardner-Webb and two Junior College World Series appearances.
