Clyde Scott
Clyde Luther Scott "Smackover"
Born: August 29, 1924
Dixie, LA USA
Deceased: January 30, 2018
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 174
College: Navy, Arkansas
High School: Smackover (AR); Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
Career: 1949-1952
Drafted: 1948 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Clyde Scott played from 1949 to 1952 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. Scott ran for 400 yards in his career on 100 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 381 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 40 | 195 | 4.9 | 39 | 1 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 45 | 161 | 3.6 | 40 | 1 | 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 100 | 400 | 4.0 | 40 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 148 | 18.5 | 70 | 1 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 212 | 21.2 | 53 | 3 | 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 381 | 20.1 | 70 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 70 | 1 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 | 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 200 | 16.7 | 70 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 30 | 0 | 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 27 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 293 | 24.4 | 54 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 3 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 | 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 |
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