 1950 Bowman Football card of Scott | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback Defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1924-08-29)August 29, 1924 Dixie, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | January 30, 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 93) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Smackover (AR) Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1948: 1st round, 8th pick | ||||||||||||
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Clyde Luther Scott (August 29, 1924 – January 30, 2018)[1] was an American athlete who played professionalfootball in theNational Football League (NFL) and earned an Olympic medal in the110 meter hurdles. He was born inDixie, Louisiana.
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Representingthe United States | ||
 | 1948 London | 110 m hurdles |
Scott grew up inSmackover, Arkansas, and participated in bothtrack andfootball at theUniversity of Arkansas and theUS Naval Academy. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame and theArkansas Sports Hall of Fame. He competed for the United States in the1948 Summer Olympics held inLondon,Great Britain in the 110 meter hurdles where he won the silver medal.[2]
While at the University of Arkansas, he was initiated into the Xi chapter ofKappa Sigma fraternity.[3] Scott's nickname while at the University of Arkansas was "Smackover", after his hometown. Scott was a three-time All-SWC player at RB and DB, and an All-American in 1948. He helped Arkansas win the 1946Southwest Conference championship, as well as leading the Razorbacks to their first-ever bowl victory, beatingWilliam & Mary 21–19 in the1948 Dixie Bowl on January 1, 1948. Scott was also a track star at the UA, competing in the 100-yard dash and 110-meter hurdles.
Scott was the eighth player overall chosen in the1948 NFL draft. Scott played five seasons in theNational Football League for thePhiladelphia Eagles and theDetroit Lions, appearing on two NFL championship teams. Scott had a career game on October 6, 1951, against the 49ers when he caught two touchdown passes (3 catches for 85 yards), and had a 40-yard run in the Eagles 21–14 upset win.[4][5] The Eagles finished 4–8–0. The 49ers, at 7–4–1, finished1⁄2 game behind the Conference Champion Rams. Scott was forced to retire in 1953 after suffering a knee injury.
In 2014 Scott was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.[6][7] The University of Arkansas retired Scott's football jersey number 12, one of only two numbers the school has ever retired (the other is number 77, retired in honor ofBrandon Burlsworth).[8]
Scott died on January 30, 2018, at the age of 93.[9] He is one of at least 345NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[10][11]
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