Place of death Billings, Montana Role American football player College Wisconsin Height 1.88 m | 1926–1927 New York Yankees Weight 107 kg Name Ralph Scott Positions Guard | |
Date of birth (1894-09-26)September 26, 1894 Place of birth Dewey, Portage County, Wisconsin Date of death August 16, 1936(1936-08-16) (aged 41) Died August 16, 1936, Billings, Montana, United States Education University of Wisconsin-Madison | ||
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 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.
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.