Tom Scott (linebacker)

Tom Scott
	Scott on a 1955 Bowman football card
No. 82
Position:	Linebacker,; Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	September 3, 1930; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died:	August 31, 2015 (aged 84); Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Calvert Hall; (Towson, Maryland)
College:	Virginia
NFL draft:	1953 / round: 5 / pick: 60
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1953)*; Philadelphia Eagles (1953–1958); New York Giants (1959–1964);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2× Pro Bowl (1957, 1958); First-team All-American (1952); Virginia Cavaliers Jersey No. 65 retired;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

Thomas Coster Scott (September 3, 1930 – August 31, 2015) was an American football linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Virginia, where he was an All-American as an offensive and defensive end. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Scott was also an elite lacrosse player and was Virginia's first two-sport All-American.^[1] He was also on the U.Va. baseball and basketball squads.^[1]

Scott died on August 31, 2015.^[1]

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