Robert Benson Scott (born April 2, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played ten 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.
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | April 2, 1949 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Rossville (GA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1971 / round: 14 / pick: 340 | ||||||||||
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As quarterback for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, Scott was named Most Outstanding Player in the 1971 Sugar Bowl.[5] Tennessee defeated the Air Force Academy Falcons 34–13 in the game.[6]
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edit- ^ "Bobby Scott Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 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.
- ^ "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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