Phillip Major Scott Sr. (April 11, 1906 – January 1, 1975) was an

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player. He was one of the few

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prior to

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. Scott was born in 1906 in

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. During the 1928 season, he played

as an end for the Orange Athletic Club. The following year, he played in the

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(NFL) as an end for the Orange Tornadoes. He appeared in eight NFL games, six as a starter, during the 1929 season. The 1929 Tornadoes assigned letters rather than numbers to player jerseys for identification. Scott wore the letter "A". Scott was married to Agnes Antoinette Harper in 1928. He had three daughters, Roberta, Elaine, and Allison, and two sons, Philip and Whitfield. At the time of the 1940 census, Scott was employed as a chauffeur for a private family in Montclair, New Jersey. He also worked in the landscaping business and occasionally as a maintenance man. He lived in Montclair for over 50 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Baptist Church in Montclair. Scott died in Montclair in 1975 at age 68. He was buried at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Phil 1906 births 1975 deaths Orange Tornadoes players Players of American football from Virginia