Scott Bryant

Athlete: Football – Wrestling - Baseball

Scott Bryant attended Linden High from 1982 until 1986. While at Linden, Scott was a
three sport athlete, earning 6 varsity letters in football, wrestling and baseball. In
baseball, Scott earned 2 varsity letters as the Lions starting catcher. In each of his varsity
seasons, Scott helped lead the Lions to a C.I.F. playoff berth and was chosen team
captain his senior season.

After playing junior varsity basketball during his freshman and sophomore years, Scott
spent the winter of his junior year not participating in a sport. Though encouraged to try
his hand at wrestling by Varsity coach Scott Ulmer, Scott spent that winter not competing
in a sport. After not enjoying his idle winter the year before, Scott accepted Coach
Ulmer’s invitation to tryout his senior year and he enjoyed great success in a sport that
would play a big part of his life in the years to come. Wrestling in the heavyweight
weight class, Scott went on that season to place 2 nd in the M.L.L. League meet, placed in
the Sub-Section meet the following week and qualified to compete in the Section meet.
Though not placing in the Section meet, his success in only one year of wrestling was a
testament to his athletic ability, sense of dedication and spirit of competition.

It was on the football field, however, where Scott enjoyed his greatest success. As a 3-
year varsity letterman, he was a starter all three years at both offensive and defensive
tackle. During his senior season, the Lions won the M.L.L. league championship.
Following that season, Scott was chosen to the All-M.L.L. 1 st team and chosen M.L.L.
Lineman of the Year. More accolades followed as he was chosen to the Stockton Record
All-Area 1 st team, the All-Superior California 1 st team and was chosen to the Cal-Hi All-
State 1 st team, the first player in Linden High School history to be so chosen. Scott
capped off his high school football career by being selected to play in the Lions Central
All-Star football game in June of 1986 on a team coached by his Linden coaches Mark
Miller, Bob Amerman and Mike Zaklan. Scott held the Lions record for most tackles by
a down lineman (77) for 9 years.

Upon graduation from Linden High, Scott continued his academic and football career’s at
Delta College, where he spent two years as starting offensive guard for the Mustangs.
During his sophomore season, the Mustangs won the California Community College
Bowl game and were ranked 14 th in the nation. Scott accepted a scholarship to Marshall
University in West Virginia and was a member of the Thundering Herd football team for
two years. Scott was part of Marshall University football history when the Thundering
Heard won the school’s first ever league championship during his junior year. During
that season, Marshall was ranked number 1 in the nation in Division 1-AA for several
weeks while cross state rival West Virginia University was also ranked number 1 in
Division 1. This marked the first time in college football history that two teams from
West Virginia were so ranked.

Following his two years at Marshall, Scott returned to California and played two years of
semi-pro football for the California Wolves in Los Angeles where he was selected an all-
star following his second season. Calling an end to his football career, Scott enrolled at
Stanislaus State and completed his Bachelors of Arts degree in communications.
Scott returned to Linden High School to serve as an assistant football coach for 6 years
and Head Wrestling coach for 9 years. As Head Coach during the 1997-1998 wrestling
season, the Lions won the M.L.L. league championship and qualified seven wrestlers for
the Section meet. Scott also spent two summers coaching high school age wrestlers on
tours through Europe. Following his 9 years as Head Wrestling coach, Scott stepped
down but has remained involved with the Lions wrestling program as a volunteer
assistant coach for the past 9 years.

Scott and his wife Tara live in Linden and they have two daughters, Brooke and Mia.
Scott is a Captain for the Linden-Peters Fire Department and is also employed as an
insurance agent for Meyer, Cook and Boone Insurance. Scott’s wife Tara was an
inductee to the Linden Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, thus making them the first husband
and wife duo inducted.

The Linden Athletic Hall of Fame is proud and honored to induct Scott Bryant into its
Athletic Hall of Fame for his accomplishments at Linden High, Delta College and
Marshall University.