Bobby Scott (American football)
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 2, 1949 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Rossville (Rossville, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1971: 14th round, 340th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Benson Scott (born April 2, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints from 1973 to 1981.[1] He later played for the New Jersey Generals and Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983.[2][3] He graduated from Rossville High School in Rossville, Georgia.[4] He was second on the Saints depth chart behind Archie Manning. In 1976, Manning had surgery on his throwing shoulder and Scott had the opportunity to start.[5][6]
He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning Most Outstanding Player honors in the 1971 Sugar Bowl.[7] Tennessee defeated the Air Force Academy Falcons 34–13 in the game.[8]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Bobby Scott Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ Shearer, John (November 26, 2020). "Former Rossville Quarterback Bobby Scott Recalls His UT Glory Days". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Robert Scott football statistics". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ Crawley, Stan (May 21, 2006). "Bobby Scott Will Be Inducted Into Greater Knoxville Sports Hall Of Fame". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Manning Operated On". The New York Times. February 3, 1976. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Bobby Scott 1976 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Bobby Scott - Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame". Sugar Bowl. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ Backus, Will (December 24, 2019). "How Tennessee Vols football has fared in every bowl game it has played". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
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