Bo Scott
Robert Marilla Scott
Born: March 30, 1943
Connellsville, PA USA
Deceased: August 4, 2021
Columbus, OH
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Ohio St.
High School: Connellsville (PA)
Career: 1964-1974
Drafted: 1965 in Round 20, #155 overall (AFL) by the Oakland Raiders
Drafted: 1965 in Round 3, #32 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Bo Scott played from 1964 to 1974 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Ottawa Rough Riders. Scott ran for 5,188 yards in his career on 1,095 attempts, scoring 36 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 190 passes for 1,684 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 57 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 126 | 672 | 5.3 | 87 | 3 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 140 | 648 | 4.6 | 33 | 2 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 136 | 762 | 5.6 | 49 | 6 |
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 137 | 911 | 6.6 | 60 | 7 |
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 44 | 157 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 151 | 625 | 4.1 | 63 | 7 |
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 179 | 606 | 3.4 | 35 | 9 |
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 123 | 571 | 4.6 | 27 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 34 | 79 | 2.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 23 | 86 | 3.7 | 20 | 0 |
| CFL | 541 | 3064 | 5.7 | 87 | 18 | |
| NFL | 554 | 2124 | 3.8 | 63 | 18 | |
| Totals | 1095 | 5188 | 4.7 | 87 | 36 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | 226 | 10.8 | 27 | 2 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 39 | 3 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 24 | 351 | 14.6 | 80 | 4 |
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 115 | 7.2 | 20 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 40 | 351 | 8.8 | 24 | 4 |
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 30 | 233 | 7.8 | 35 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 23 | 172 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| CFL | 78 | 858 | 11.0 | 80 | 10 | |
| NFL | 112 | 826 | 7.4 | 35 | 6 | |
| Totals | 190 | 1684 | 8.9 | 80 | 16 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | 361 | 27.8 | 98 | 1 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 434 | 27.1 | 58 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 48 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 25 | 722 | 28.9 | 65 | 0 |
| CFL | 33 | 913 | 27.7 | 98 | 1 | |
| NFL | 25 | 722 | 28.9 | 65 | 0 | |
| Totals | 58 | 1635 | 28.2 | 98 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| CFL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
| NFL | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
| Totals | 36 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | |
| 1965 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1967 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | |
| 1968 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11 | |
| 1969 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1965 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1965 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1966 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1967 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1967 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1968 - CFL CFL East All-Star
