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The son of a miner, Bryan was born at Barnsley on September 26, 1956, and left home at 15 to join trainer Jenny Pitman.He rode his first winner, Menophon, at Uttoxeter on April 1, 1975.
He won the Cheltenham Foxhunters' in 1976 on False Note and the 1977 Midlands Grand National on Watafella.
Bryan's career was ended by a bad fall at Huntingdon in 1982 which resulted in a broken skull, leg, foot & ankle.
During his career he also broke his nose six times.
After riding more than 200 winners, he became a trainer.
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