Brett Salisbury

Brett Jon Salisbury is a Nutritionist (born October 11, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio) and author of the Transform diet

After spending his freshman year at Brigham Young University, his sophomore year at a junior college and his junior year at the University of Oregon, Salisbury starred during his senior season at Division II Wayne State College, where he became the only D-II player in college football history to receive a vote for the Heisman Trophy.,

Salisbury played pro-football in the EFAF European League, and was the star quarterback, playing three seasons with the Helsinki Giants from 1994-1996 in Helsinki, Finland. He was one of the highest paid players to ever play in the EFAF European League. He is a former top male model in Scandinavia and Milan Italy.

Brett is the brother of former ESPN NFL analyst, actor and former USC and NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury.

Early life
Brett grew up in Escondido, California, located in San Diego County, where he attended Orange Glen High School.

He was the star pitcher and shortstop on the 1981 Escondido National Little League team that finished 5th in the world in Williamsport, PA. He batted over .600. He was chosen on the 1980s all-decade world little league team.

Brett was a Street & Smith High School All-American Defensive back after his junior year and was heavily recruited as a DB by many Division I colleges.

Salisbury was an Adidas All-American High School Quarterback, considered a pro prospect in baseball as a shortstop and played on the varsity basketball team as a sophomore in high school.

College career
Salisbury signed his letter of intent to Brigham Young University as an All-American high school quarterback. In his freshman year at BYU he played against the United States Air Force Academy J.V team, and threw for 508 yds and 5 TD in the game.

Forced to leave Brigham Young, he set numerous records the next year at the Junior college level in 1990, at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, and was the most highly recruited and decorated Quarterback in the nation, as well as being chosen California's Player-of-the-Year and the national passing champion.

He later transferred before ending his career at Wayne State College in Nebraska, where he finished 3rd in the Harlon Hill Trophy, Division II's version of the Heisman Trophy, and again became a unanimous All-American selection, breaking many school records, as well as being chosen Nebraska's Offensive Player-of-the-Year.

Following the 93 campaign, Salisbury received a Heisman Trophy vote from previous Heisman winner Gino Torretta, an honor no other division II player has ever received.

Salisbury's astonishing passer rating of 166.3 at Wayne State College is the second highest in division II in 1993.

The Wildcats had a high-powered offense, ranking first in NCAA Division II in total offense (581.5 yards per game), second in passing offense (379.9 ypg) and scoring offense (44.8 ppg).

Professional career
After the 1995 season he left for Milan, Italy to pursue a modeling career. It was there, while working for the exclusive Model Plan agency, he played a military officer, with a prominent speaking role in the CD ROM movie, The Blackfire.

With over 500 print and runway jobs under his belt, he was given the Elite title, Male Super Model in 2002 by model-max.com senior editor Jed Medina.

On December 4th, 2007, Salisbury was voted the 72nd greatest high school football player ever in San Diego's north county.

Brett is a C.S.N. Author of the Transform diet, Transforming the world, one body at a time, and starting with you.

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