17 Facts About Scot Brantley

Scot Eugene Brantley was born on February 24,1958 and is an American radio and television sports broadcaster and former college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for eight seasons during the 1980s.

Scot Brantley attended Forest High School in Ocala, Florida, where he played high school football for the Forest Wildcats.

Scot Brantley was a starting linebacker on the Wildcats varsity as a freshman, and as a junior and senior, he was a member of the Wildcats' 1974 and 1975 Florida Class 3A high school state championship teams.

Scot Brantley was twice named a high school All-American by Parade magazine, and was one of the mostly highly sought-after college recruits in the country in 1975.

Scot Brantley was a standout outfielder for the Wildcats baseball team, and was drafted by the New York Mets despite having already signed with the Florida Gators to play college football.

Scot Brantley accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Doug Dickey and coach Charley Pell's Florida Gators football teams from 1976 to 1979.

Scot Brantley was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 1977 and 1978 and received honorable mention All-American honors in 1977 and 1978.

Scot Brantley's senior season in 1979 was cut short by a brain injury after he was knocked unconscious in the Gators' first home game, which was a severe blow to a team in the first year of a coaching transition.

Scot Brantley led the Gators in tackles during the 1976 and 1978 seasons, and his career total of 467 tackles still ranks second on the Gators' all-time records list.

Scot Brantley was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1990, and the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame in 2010.

Scot Brantley became a regular starter in his third season in 1982, played in 114 games, started in seventy-one of them, and had eight interceptions in his career.

Scot Brantley has served on the Gator Radio Network as both a color analyst during games and an analyst during pre-game, half-time and post-game shows.

Scot Brantley spent ten seasons as the broadcast partner of Gene Deckerhoff on the Buccaneers Radio Network.

Scot Brantley suffered two small strokes in 2008, and lost most of his sight in his left eye as a result.

Scot Brantley was forced to take a leave of absence from his radio broadcasting responsibilities while recovering from the strokes and subsequent heart surgery.

In May 2018 it was revealed that Scot Brantley was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Scot Brantley was featured on an episode of Real Sports on HBO titled "Unsettled" concerning disabled NFL players unable to receive payments from the NFL concussion settlement.