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American football player (born 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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: | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | April 2, 1949||||||||
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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