Scott Louis Bolzan was born on July 25,1962 and is an American author, entrepreneur, and former NFL and USFL football player.
15 Facts About Scott Bolzan
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Scott Bolzan attended Northern Illinois University from 1980 to 1984 on a full athletic scholarship; there, he played football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.
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Scott Bolzan went on to play for the Memphis Showboats in the USFL in 1985.
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Scott Bolzan was injured in August 1986 and retired soon after.
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Scott Bolzan sold West Jet aircraft in February 2008 and founded another company named Legendary Jets shortly thereafter.
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On December 17,2008, Scott Bolzan slipped in the men's bathroom at his place of work.
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Scott Bolzan says his last "actual memory" was "my feet going above my head".
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Scott Bolzan was initially told his memory loss was normal and temporary, but as months passed by and he still did not remember any part of his life before the fall, he revealed his condition to his wife and they sought help from neurologists.
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Scott Bolzan had brain atrophy, which killed brain cells and damaged connections between them.
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The loss of blood flow caused Scott Bolzan to have an unusually severe case of retrograde amnesia.
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Scott Bolzan's wife has tried to help him remember parts of his life since his fall, showing him photographs of key events in his life in hopes of jogging his memory.
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Scott Bolzan did not understand birthdays or the relationship between a husband and wife.
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Scott Bolzan did remember basic life tasks, like using eating utensils and how to drive a car.
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Scott Bolzan has been a guest on numerous syndicated radio shows and local news stations.
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The article cited other neurologists who, while having not examined Scott Bolzan, stated that his amnesia violates fundamental knowledge of neurobiology, in that old memories are more resistant to brain damage than recent ones, in contrast to Scott Bolzan's case.