 Bright is the only Drake football player to have his jersey number (#43) retired by the school, and in June 2006, received honorable mention from "ESPN.com" senior writer Ivan Maisel as one of the best college football players to ever wear #43.In February 2006, the football field at Drake Stadium, in Des Moines, Iowa, was named in his honor.In November 2006, Bright was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#19) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.