Tommy Scott | |
Birth Date: | 9 October 1907 |
Birth Place: | Onancock, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Date: | June 1962 (aged 54) |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1926–1929 |
Player Team2: | VMI |
Player Positions: | End |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1930–1940 |
Coach Team2: | William & Mary Norfolk |
Coach Sport3: | Men's basketball |
Coach Years4: | 1930–1940 |
Coach Team4: | William & Mary Norfolk |
Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
Coach Years6: | 1931–1939 |
Coach Team6: | William & Mary Norfolk |
Admin Years1: | 1930–1940 |
Admin Team1: | William & Mary Norfolk |
Thomas Lawrence Scott (October 9, 1907 – June 1962) was an American college sports coach. He was the first head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs football (then known as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary) team (then known as the "Braves"), which was established in 1930 and discontinued after the 1940 season for eligibility and debt concerns. He coached the Braves to a 41–35–4 record during his tenure.
Aside from coaching football at Old Dominion, Scott also coached the track, baseball and men's basketball teams despite the fact that there were no facilities to practice on for any of the programs. The Braves had to play on makeshift fields and use hand-me-down uniforms from the College of William & Mary. He retired from teaching and coaching in 1941 to pursue a business career.
Scott was a 1926 graduate of Maury High School in Norfolk, and then a 1930 graduate of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. While at VMI, he played left end for the Keydets football team.