Scott Brunner
No. 12 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Sellersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 24, 1957||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
College: | Delaware | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 6 / Pick: 145 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Scott Lee Brunner (born March 24, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1980 to 1983, the Denver Broncos in 1984, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. He played college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
Early life
Brunner was born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Middletown, New York. By the time he started high school, the family had moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania.[1] Brunner played high school football at Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where the family had moved before his junior year.[2]
College career
Brunner played under head coach Tubby Raymond and led the Delaware Fighting Blue Hens to the NCAA Division II Football Championship in his only year as a starter in 1979. Brunner earned first-team All-American honors by the American Football Coaches Association and was the Eastern College Athletic Conference All-East Player of the Year in 1979 when he threw for 2,401 yards and a then school record 24 touchdowns in leading Delaware to a 13–1 record and a national title game win over Youngstown State University. He also served as a backup in 1978 (behind future NFL player Jeff Komlo) and helped UD advance to the NCAA Division II championship game. Brunner was selected to the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame in 2002.
Professional career
Brunner was selected by the
The Giants were unable to build on their success in
Brunner was traded to the
Personal
For 15 years, Brunner served as vice president for an institutional stock research and portfolio management firm on
See also
- History of the New York Giants (1979–93)
References
- ^ Katz, Michael. "The Education Of Quarterback Brunner", The New York Times, September 20, 1982. Accessed February 19, 2020. "Scott, who was born in Sellersville, Pa., grew up in Middletown, N.Y.; West Chester, Pa., and Lawrenceville, N.J.... The family moved to Lawrenceville just before Scott's junior year in high school."
- ^ Scott Brunner Archived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed September 16, 2007.
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198112270phi.htm
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198201030sfo.htm
- ^ "Giants dish off Scott Brunner". The Evening News. April 27, 1984. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ "Swenson of Denver on injured reserve". Lodi News-Sentinel. August 29, 1984. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ Van Sickle, Gary (August 27, 1985). "Packers' cuts include wide receiver Cassidy". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- The Vindicator. August 27, 1986. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ Advisors, Equitable. "About Us : Net Worth Management Group". www.networthgroup.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ Wahler, Joey (April 25, 2008). "Ex-Giant Brunner mentors Flacco". sny.tv. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ a b "UD Hall of Fame names nine new members", University of Delaware, October 5, 2004. Accessed February 19, 2020. "Scott Brunner... He currently resides in Cranbury, N.J., and has three children, daughters Ashley (20) and Whitney (16) and son Adam (16)."
- ^ Schaefer, Beverly. "Former Giants QB Scott Brunner helps open new PEAC turf facility in Ewing", The Times (Trenton), January 26, 2015. Accessed December 18, 2017. "The Millburn resident played football at Lawrence High School and the University of Delaware and played for the Giants from 1980 to 1983."
External links
- Begley, Ian (January 24, 2009). "Where are they now? Scott Brunner passes on future with Giants". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2012-07-08.