Scott Bolzan | |
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Born |
Scott Louis Bolzan July 25, 1962 Chicago, Illinois |
Alma mater | Northern Illinois University |
Occupation | Former NFL and USFL player Motivational speaker |
Website | http://www.scottbolzan.com |
Scott Louis Bolzan (born July 25, 1962) is a motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur, former NFL and USFL football player, and the founder and CEO of Legendary Jets in Tempe, Arizona. In December 2008, he suffered a brain injury which has left him with profound retrograde amnesia. Scott, along with Joan Bolzan and Caitlin Rother, have written a book titled My Life: Deleted, which was published by Harper Collins and was released on October 4, 2011. My Life: Deleted appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List on October 8 at #16 for ebooks non-fiction and #29 for combined hardcover and ebooks non-fiction.
Scott Bolzan was born to Louis and Alice Bolzan in 1962. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois where he attended Northern Illinois University from 1980 to 1984 on a full athletic scholarship. It was there that he met his wife, Joan, whom he married in 1984.
In college, Bolzan played football for the Northern Illinois Huskies. After graduating, he went on to play professionally, though his career lasted only two years.
Bolzan was drafted in May 1984 by the New England Patriots in the 9th round. He was waived by the Patriots in August of that year.
He went on to play for the Memphis Showboats in the USFL in 1985.