Education
East Brunswick (New Jersey). He attended East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
East Brunswick (New Jersey). He attended East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
He first enrolled at the University of Miami before transferring to Rutgers University. A 1989 graduate of East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick, New Jersey, Fortay was perhaps the most sought after quarterback in the country his high school senior year. He was named 1st team high school All-American by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Parade Magazine, Super Preparatory Magazine, Coca-Cola and the National High School Coaches Association.
As a high school senior he once returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and was a First Team All State punter, averaging 42.1 yards per punt.
As a high school point guard in basketball, Fortay scored over 1,000 points while dishing out almost 400 assists and leading his high school basketball team to a 25-3 record and the Middlesex County Championship in 1987. After transferring from Miami to Rutgers, he threw for over 2,000 yards and 25 touchdown passes for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, breaking the Rutgers record for touchdown passes in a season and leading the Scarlet Knights to a 7-4 record his junior year.
Frankfurt Galaxy
Miami Hooters
Fortay played for the Miami Hooters in 1995, recording 17 passing touchdowns on 1,190 yards.
Fortay was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football. He was one of the first true freshman to earn a varsity letter at quarterback for the University of Miami and a member of the 1989 National Championship team