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John Scully (American football)

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Role
  
American football player

Positions
  
Guard

Name
  
John Scully

Games played:
  
112

Weight
  
119 kg

College:
  
Notre Dame

Height
  
1.98 m


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Date of birth:
  
(1958-08-02) August 2, 1958 (age 57)

High school:
  
Huntington (NY) Holy Family

NFL draft:
  
1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109

Place of birth:
  
Huntington, New York

Education
  
University of Notre Dame

John Francis Scully, Jr. (born August 2, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Scully played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and earned All-American honors. He played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for his entire pro career.

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Early years

He was born in Huntington, New York.

College career

Scully attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was a team captain and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as the team's center. He is the writer of the popular Notre Dame anthem "Here Come the Irish."

Professional career

The Atlanta Falcons chose Scully in the fourth round (109th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft, and he played for the Falcons from 1981 to 1990. In his ten-year NFL career, he played in 112 games and started eighty-two of them.

References

John Scully (American football) Wikipedia