Leonard Perry Scott Jr. (August 27, 1917 – April 4, 1988) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Muhlenberg from 1937 to 1940 and professional football for the Detroit Lions in 1942 and the Bethlehem Bulldogs from 1947 to 1949. After his playing career ended, he coached high school football in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Early years
Scott was born in 1917 at East Orange, New Jersey. Raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, he attended Bernards High School in Bernardsville, and played college football at Muhlenberg College from 1937 to 1940.[1][2]
Professional football and military service
He was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 135th pick of the 1941 NFL Draft. He appeared in seven NFL games as an end and tackle for the Lions during the 1942 season.[3]
Scott served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. During the war, he flew B-24 Liberator bombers. He flew 31 combat missions in Europe and attained the rank of major.[4] After the war, he played professional football in the American Football League as an end for the Bethlehem Bulldogs from 1947 to 1949.[1]
Later years
Scott married Emma V. Marsden in 1951. He worked as a history teach and football coach at William Allen High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from 1948 until his retirement. He died in 1988 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Perry Scott". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Lt. L. P. Scott is Honored Again; Basking Ridge Young Man Receives Third Oak Leaf Cluster To His Air Medal.", Bernardsville News, August 31, 1944. Accessed June 5, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "First Lt. Perry Scott, son of Leonard P. Scott, Basking Ridge, pilot of a B-24 Liberator, has been awarded a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.... He is a graduate of Bernards High School, Bernardsville, and of Muhlenherg College, Allentown, Pa. He was prominent in football and various other athletics during his high school and college days."
- ^ "Perry Scott". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "L. Perry Scott, ex-football coach for Allen High". The Morning Call. April 5, 1988. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.