It was the 1979 home opener against Georgia Tech. Brantley, a two-time All-America honorable-mention linebacker at Florida, tripped on the AstroTurf at Florida Field and took a knee to the left side of his helmet on a tackle, receiving a concussion that knocked him out of the game. Forty-eight hours later, Brantley was told by physicians that he'd miss the remainder of his senior season and would never play football again.
"I am looking at Tim and immediately thought back to 30 years ago," Brantley, an announcer for the Gator Football Radio Network and uncle of UF backup quarterback
John Brantley, said Tuesday.
