Ralph Scott (American football) explained

Ralph Scott
Birth Date:26 September 1894
Birth Place:Dewey, Portage County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Billings, Montana, U.S.
Position1:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:235
College:Wisconsin
Coaching Years1:1926–1927
Coaching Team1:New York Yankees
Playing Years1:1921–1925
Playing Team1:Chicago Staleys/Bears
Playing Years2:1926–1927
Playing Team2:New York Yankees
Career Highlights:
Databasefootball:SCOTTRAL01
Coachpfr:ScotRa0

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 (AFL) 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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