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Ralph Scott (American football)

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Place of death
  
Role
  
College
  
Wisconsin

Height
  
1.88 m


1926–1927
  
Weight
  
107 kg

Name
  
Ralph Scott

Positions
  
Guard

Date of birth
  
(1894-09-26)September 26, 1894

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.

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Ralph Scott (American football) Wikipedia


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