Robert Benson Scott (born April 2, 1949) is a former
American football
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quarterback
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who played ten seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL) for the
New Orleans Saints
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. He then played for the
New Jersey Generals
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and
Chicago Blitz
The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. They played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.
Team history
The Blitz were one of the twelve charter franchis ...
of the
United States Football League
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(USFL) in 1983. He graduated from Rossville High School in
Rossville, Georgia
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History
A post office has been in operation at Rossville since ...
. He was second on the Saints depth chart behind
Archie Manning
Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and al ...
. In 1976, Manning had surgery on his throwing shoulder and Scott had the opportunity to start. During a televised game, he tripped over a television cable and blew out a knee which ended his season.
As quarterback for the
University of Tennessee
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Volunteers, Scott was named Most Valuable Player in the 1971
Sugar Bowl
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. Tennessee defeated the
Air Force Academy
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Falcons 34-13 in the game.
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