PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Former Florida soccer standout Trey Burton was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame as half of the 2025 class in a ceremony to be held on the Bradenton Area Convention Center on Wednesday evening.
The Gators now have 50 members represented within the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
Burton was joined within the 2025 class together with Lonni Alameda, Mike Alstott, Ricky Carmichael, Jim Leyland, Clyde Metcalf and Dave Willis.
Born in Venice, Burton attended Venice High School the place he was a standout dual-threat quarterback for the Venice Indians. He acquired a scholarship to attend the University of Florida, the place he performed for coach Urban Meyer’s and Will Muschamp’s Florida Gators soccer groups from 2010 to 2013.
Originally recruited as a quarterback in Meyer’s unfold offense, he performed a number of positions for the Gators, together with extensive receiver, tight finish, fullback and quarterback. As a freshman, he broke Tim Tebow’s workforce report for touchdowns in a recreation with six throughout a 48-14 victory over Kentucky. In 50 profession video games with Florida, he had 720 speeding yards, 976 receiving yards and 20 complete touchdowns.
He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2014 and gained Super Bowl LII with the workforce in his last season — serving to execute the Philly Special. Burton additionally performed for the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.
About the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Started by the Florida Sports Writers and Sportscasters Association, the Florida Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1961 to acknowledge and honor the state’s biggest and most vital sports activities figures. Since then, the group has inducted near 300 members, sharing their inspiring tales of struggles, perseverance and achievement as half of its mission to make a distinction within the lives of the youth of our state. Along with our marketing campaign to advertise health and fight childhood weight problems/childhood diabetes, our mission additionally speaks to the promotion and qualities of self-discipline and honor amongst our state’s younger athletes. It is our objective to make use of the life-stories and classes discovered by our Hall of Fame members to encourage and help as we speak’s opponents. Memorabilia from Hall of Fame members is on show on the MidFlorida Events Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, Port St.Lucie, FL 34952. The heart is free and open to the general public Wednesday – Friday from 10 am to five pm. To be taught extra, go to flasportshof.org.
The Gators now have 50 members represented within the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
Burton was joined within the 2025 class together with Lonni Alameda, Mike Alstott, Ricky Carmichael, Jim Leyland, Clyde Metcalf and Dave Willis.
Born in Venice, Burton attended Venice High School the place he was a standout dual-threat quarterback for the Venice Indians. He acquired a scholarship to attend the University of Florida, the place he performed for coach Urban Meyer’s and Will Muschamp’s Florida Gators soccer groups from 2010 to 2013.
Originally recruited as a quarterback in Meyer’s unfold offense, he performed a number of positions for the Gators, together with extensive receiver, tight finish, fullback and quarterback. As a freshman, he broke Tim Tebow’s workforce report for touchdowns in a recreation with six throughout a 48-14 victory over Kentucky. In 50 profession video games with Florida, he had 720 speeding yards, 976 receiving yards and 20 complete touchdowns.
He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2014 and gained Super Bowl LII with the workforce in his last season — serving to execute the Philly Special. Burton additionally performed for the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.
About the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Started by the Florida Sports Writers and Sportscasters Association, the Florida Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1961 to acknowledge and honor the state’s biggest and most vital sports activities figures. Since then, the group has inducted near 300 members, sharing their inspiring tales of struggles, perseverance and achievement as half of its mission to make a distinction within the lives of the youth of our state. Along with our marketing campaign to advertise health and fight childhood weight problems/childhood diabetes, our mission additionally speaks to the promotion and qualities of self-discipline and honor amongst our state’s younger athletes. It is our objective to make use of the life-stories and classes discovered by our Hall of Fame members to encourage and help as we speak’s opponents. Memorabilia from Hall of Fame members is on show on the MidFlorida Events Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, Port St.Lucie, FL 34952. The heart is free and open to the general public Wednesday – Friday from 10 am to five pm. To be taught extra, go to flasportshof.org.