| Scott Vermillion | |
| Birth Date: | December 23, 1976 |
| Death Date: | December 25, 2020 (aged 44) |
| Birth Place: | Independence, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Olathe, Kansas, U.S. |
| Position: | Defender |
| Clubs1: | Kansas City Wizards |
| Years1: | 1998 |
| Clubs2: | Colorado Rapids |
| Years2: | 1999–2001 |
| Clubs3: | D.C. United |
| Years3: | 2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Olathe Soccer Club |
| Youthclubs2: | Olathe East High School |
| College1: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Collegeyears1: | 1995–1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–1993 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1996 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
Scott Vermillion (December 23, 1976 – December 25, 2020) was an American professional soccer player from Olathe, Kansas, who played for the Kansas City Wizards and Colorado Rapids.[1] [2] [3] He entered the league in 1998 as a member of Generation Adidas, then known as Project 40. He was a Third Team All American in his junior year at the University of Virginia before joining Project 40.[4] In his final season at UVA the team finished as runner up to UCLA in the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
He died on December 25, 2020, at the age of 44 from acute alcohol and prescription drug poisoning.[5] In 2022, Boston University examined his brain and found that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Vermillion was the first soccer player to have been diagnosed with CTE posthumously.[6]