Scott’s Biography

Scott Bolzan

Scott Bolzan has fulfilled the dreams of playing in the NFL becoming a professional pilot, and owning and operating a successful aviation company specializing in managing corporate aircraft. Growing up in Chicago, IL in a middle class family provided Scott with the work ethic and character building foundation necessary to achieve his goal of playing in the NFL as an offensive lineman.   It was apparent in high school that he was blessed with talent. After his successful high school career he accepted a full athletic scholarship to Northern Illinois University.

Under the direction of his head coach Bill Mallory and mentor Joe Novak at Northern Illinois University Scott’s talents started to flourish. Throughout his college career he grew as a person, realizing the life lessons he learned through football would one day become very important in his life.  His college career blossomed becoming a 4 year starter and 1st team Mid-American Conference as well as All American (Honorable Mention) his senior year.  Scott was also inducted to the Northern Illinois University Hall of Fame.

In 1984 Scott was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 9th round.  Like many rookies experienced, it was a daily fight to earn a spot on the roster, eventually he was released from the team and signed with the Memphis Showboats in the USFL.  After enjoying a season of gaining much needed pro playing time experience he once again dealt with the life lesson of being released.  This allowed him to get back into the NFL with the Cleveland Browns where he sustained a career ending injury in his second season.

These obstacles strengthened the “Never Give Up” attitude that allowed him to create himself in business. After football, successful careers in financial planning and the insurance business allowed Scott the opportunity to seek his fortune in his true love – FLYING.

Bolzan grew a successful and trusted charter business in Scottsdale, AZ and was soon flying surgical transplant teams thought Arizona as well as nationally.  Scott’s company was honored to bring the first heart transplant into the state of Arizona for Mayo Hospital.  In record time, the charter company went from unranked in 2004 to ranked number 2 in 2005 then to the number 1 ranked charter company by Arizona Business Magazine in 2006.  Scott sold the charter company in 2008 and is now the Founder and CEO of Legendary Jets LLC in Tempe, AZ specializing in professional business aircraft management and ownership.  Scott also serves on the Board of Directors of the NFL Alumni Arizona chapter as the Membership Director.

In December of 2008 Scott suffered a brain injury that erased the memories of his entire 46 years of life due to profound retrograde amnesia.  He has spent most of this year trying to rebuild his experiences and lessons of his previous life. Scott also serves on the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of Arizona.  Throughout this traumatic brain injury he has learned to persevere through adversity and remain hopeful and optimistic that he will reinvent himself to become an even better man than before.