Tom Scott (linebacker)

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Tom Scott
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Scott on a 1955 Bowman football card
No. 82
Position:Linebacker,
Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1930-09-03)September 3, 1930
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died:August 31, 2015(2015-08-31) (aged 84)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Calvert Hall
(Towson, Maryland)
College:Virginia
NFL draft:1953 / Round: 5 / Pick: 60
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Thomas Coster Scott (September 3, 1930 – August 31, 2015) was an American football linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Virginia, where he was an All-American as an offensive and defensive end. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Scott was also an elite lacrosse player and was Virginia's first two-sport All-American.[1] He was also on the U.Va. baseball and basketball squads.[1]

Scott died on August 31, 2015.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c King, Lauren (September 1, 2015). "Tom Scott, U.Va.'s first two-sport All-American, has died". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 1, 2015.