Career
He was also a player-coach and franchise owner of the Badgers in 1925 and 1926. The Badgers franchise was turned over to Bryan after it was discovered that the team had employed four Chicago high school players for game against the Chicago Cardinals that resulted in a 59-0 loss for the Badgers. As a result of the scandal, owner Ambrose McGuirk was forced by NFL President Joe Carr to turn over his franchise to Bryan.
However Milwaukee dropped out of the NFL after that season.