Ralph Vernon Scott (September 26, 1894 – August 16, 1936) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the first American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Staleys/Bears and the New York Yankees. Scott was a member of the 1921 Chicago Staleys APFA Championship team. In 1926 C. C. Pyle, began the AFL after a dispute with the NFL over the terms of granting himself a league franchise in New York City. Pyle eventually hired Scott as a player-coach the Yankees for an undisclosed amount of money.
 Official Chicago Bears' team photo, where the team claimed the Championship after defeating the Cleveland Bulldogs on December 7, even putting the title "World's Champions" on the image. | |
| Date of birth | September 26, 1894 |
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| Place of birth | Dewey, Portage County, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 16, 1936 (aged 41) |
| Place of death | Billings, Montana, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Guard |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| US college | Wisconsin |
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| 1926–1927 | New York Yankees |
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| 1921–1925 | Chicago Staleys/Bears |
| 1926–1927 | New York Yankees |
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Prior to playing professionally, Scott played college football at the University of Wisconsin. In 1920 Scott helped the Badgers to a 6–1 record. That year, he was selected to the All-Big Ten Conference football team and was a consensus All-American.
References
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edit- Kopriva, Don (1998). On Wisconsin!: The History of Badger Athletics. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781571670380.