Thomas Coster Scott (September 3, 1930 – August 31, 2015) was an American football linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the

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. He played

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at the University of Virginia, where he was an All-American as an

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and defensive end. He was inducted into the

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in 1979. Scott was also an elite lacrosse player and was Virginia's first two-sport All-American. He was also on the U.Va. baseball and basketball squads. Scott died on August 31, 2015.

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