PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Former Florida football standout Trey Burton was selected to be inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class. He will officially be inducted in a ceremony to be held at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in November.

“We are excited to be able to recognize such a talented and accomplished class who have all contributed tremendously to their respective sports,” said Keyna Cory, Chair of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame board. “Their contributions to their sports and their communities make this a remarkable class. We are honored to welcome them as the newest members of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.” 

The Gators now have 50 members represented in the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.

Born in Venice, Burton attended Venice High School where he was a standout dual-threat quarterback for the Venice Indians. He received a scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer’s and Will Muschamp’s Florida Gators football teams from 2010 to 2013. Originally recruited as a quarterback in Meyer’s spread offense, he played several positions for the Gators, including wide receiver, tight end, fullback and quarterback. As a freshman, he broke Tim Tebow’s team record for touchdowns in a game with six during a 48-14 victory over Kentucky. In 50 career games with Florida, he had 720 rushing yards, 976 receiving yards and 20 total touchdowns. 

 

He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2014 and won Super Bowl LII with the team in his final season — helping execute the Philly Special. Burton also played for the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.

The Florida Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Lonni Alameda	Softball – Florida State 2009-present
Mike Alstott	Football – NFL 1996-2006
Trey Burton	Football – Florida 2010-13
Ricky Carmichael	Motocross – 15x AMA Motocross and Supercross Champion
Jim Leyland	Baseball – Florida Marlins 1997-98, World Series Champion 1997
Clyde Metcalf	Baseball – Sarasota High School 1981-2022
Dave Wills	Announcing – Tampa Bay Rays 2005-2023

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 recognize and honor the state’s greatest and most significant sports figures. Since then, the organization has inducted close to 300 members, sharing their inspiring stories of struggles, perseverance and achievement as part of its mission to make a difference in the lives of the youth of our state. Along with our campaign to promote fitness and combat childhood obesity/childhood diabetes, our mission also speaks to the promotion and qualities of discipline and honor among our state’s young athletes. It is our goal to use the life-stories and lessons learned by our Hall of Fame members to encourage and support today’s competitors. Memorabilia from Hall of Fame members is on display at the MidFlorida Events Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place, Port St.Lucie, FL 34952. The center is free and open to the public Wednesday – Friday from 10 am to 5 pm. To learn more, visit https://flasportshof.org/.