Brett Salisbury

Brett Jon Salisbury (born October 11, 1968) is a former college football quarterback at University of Oregon, BYU, and Wayne State College.

Salisbury, the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury, grew up in Escondido, California. He was a pitcher for the Escondido Little League that finished fifth in the 1981 Little League World Series.^[1] He attended Orange Glen High School, where he was quarterback for the school's football team.^[2] A highly sought-after recruit, Salisbury graduated in 1986 and accepted a football scholarship to Brigham Young University.^[3]

At BYU, Salisbury backed up eventual Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer. He left BYU after two years and attended Palomar College, where he was named a JC Gridwire All-American and a California offensive player of the year.^[4][5] Salisbury set a number of scoring and passing records that still stand at the school.^[6] In 1991, he transferred to the University of Oregon, where he was considered a successor to Bill Musgrave.^[3][7] After losing the starting job due to a hernia injury in training camp, Salisbury primarily backed up regular starter Danny O'Neil, but started three games for the Ducks after injuries to O'Neil.^[7][8]

In 1992, Salisbury left Oregon to pursue a starting job at a Division II college.^[9] After sitting out a year, he began playing for Wayne State College in 1993.^[10] At Wayne State, Salisbury led the Wildcats to a 9–1 record while ranking second in Division II for passing efficiency with a rating of 166.3 and third in total offense with 373.2 yards per game.^[11] He was nominated for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding Division II football player.^[12]

After college, Salisbury played in the EFAF European League with the Helsinki Giants and Prague Panthers.^[11]

In 2008, Salisbury wrote a book titled, "The Transform Diet", which was published by the self-publishing company, iUniverse.^[13]

Salisbury is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[14]