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Place of birth:
  
Jesup, Georgia

Role
  
American football player

Height:
  
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight
  
88 kg


College:
  
Georgia

Education
  
University of Georgia

Name
  
Lindsay Scott

Positions
  
Wide receiver

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Date of birth:
  
(1960-12-06) December 6, 1960 (age 55)

High school:
  
Wayne County High School, Jesup, Georgia

NFL draft:
  
1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13

Larry munson s famous calls lindsay scott


Lindsay Eugene Scott (born December 6, 1960, in Jesup, Georgia) is a retired American football wide receiver, who played for the University of Georgia and the New Orleans Saints. He was the 13th overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft and played four seasons for the Saints. He was inducted into the Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Run, Lindsay, Run / Belue to Scott

In 1980, during the Florida–Georgia game, deep in their own territory, with a perfect season on the line and only a minute left in the game, Georgia quarterback Buck Belue hit Scott at the Georgia 25-yard-line in stride. Scott darted through Florida's secondary and reached the end zone with only seconds left.

Long-time Georgia radio announcer Larry Munson's play-by-play gave the game and play its name:

Florida in a stand-up five, they may or may not blitz, they won't... Buck back, third down on the eight. In trouble! Got a block behind him... Gonna throw on the run—complete on the 25. To the 30, Lindsay Scott 35, 40, Lindsay Scott 45, 50, 45, 40—Run, Lindsay!--25, 20, 15, 10, 5, Lindsay Scott! Lindsay Scott! Lindsay Scott!!

The game kept alive Georgia's chance for the national title, which they ended up winning.

In 2010 Robbie Burns published Belue to Scott!: The greatest moment in Georgia football history, which details this play.

NFL lawsuit

In May 2012, Scott was one of more than 100 former NFL players that sued the league over brain injuries from concussions.

References

Lindsay Scott Wikipedia