American football player and coach (1894–1936)
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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