Scooter Molander

Molander attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona. ==College career==

Molander first played college football for the Phoenix Bears of Phoenix College from 1985 to 1986. He led them to a second place national ranking in 1985 and a sixth-place ranking in 1986. In 1986, Scooter was named to the 1st Team All-ACCAC and was named Honorable mention All-American. He was inducted into the Phoenix College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Phoenix College Hall of Fame in 2013. Molander transferred to play for the Colorado State Rams of Colorado State University from 1987 to 1988. He completed 407 of 754 passes for 5,400 yards with 27 touchdowns as the starting quarterback for the Rams. ==Professional career==

Molander signed with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in May 1989. He spent the 1990 off-season with the New York Giants of the NFL. He was a member of the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football in 1991. He was released by the Knights on March 14, 1991. Molander was a member of the Oregon Lightning Bolts of the Professional Spring Football League. The league never played a game. He played for the Charlotte Rage of the AFL in 1992, recording 28 touchdowns on 1,859 passing yards. In 1993, Molander played for the Espoo Colts in the Vaahteraliiga in Finland, leading the team to a 3-6-1 record. He played for the Las Vegas Sting of the AFL from 1994 to 1995, recording 57 touchdowns on 3,958 passing yards. Molander played for the AFL's Anaheim Piranhas in 1996, recording 39 touchdowns on 2,728 yards. He played for the Helsinki Roosters in 1997-1998 seasons winning the Vaahteraliiga championship in both seasons. In the 1997 regular season he threw for 1,101 yards and 16 touchdowns in ten games. ==Coaching career==

Molander was wide receivers coach for the Northern Colorado Bears of the University of Northern Colorado in 1989. In 2019, he was hired as the first ever football head coach at Eastmark High School in Mesa, Arizona. In the 2022 season with the Eastmark Firebirds, he won his third State Championship as a head coach. A few months after the season Molander stepped down from the head coaching job at Eastmark. He was the head coach at Desert Vista High School in 2023. He resigned from Desert Vista to become an assistant at Queen Creek High School, stating "I need to be within 15 minutes of my mother for her health". Molander returned as the head coach at Eastmark in 2026. ==References==