George W. Scott (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1889 Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1969 (aged 80) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1909 | Spearfish Normal |
| c. 1910 | Colorado College |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1910 | Colorado College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1913–1933 | Fort College HS (CO) |
| 1934–1935 | Colorado Mines |
| 1936 | Trinidad State |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1913–1934 | Fort College HS (CO) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1934–1936 | Colorado Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–12 (college football) 116–8 (high school football) |
George Washington Scott (February 22, 1889 – June 17, 1969) was an American football and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado from 1934 to 1935.[1]
Previously, he had been a highly successful football and track coach at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colorado.[2][3] Scott died on June 17, 1969, at his home in Fort Collins.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Colorado Mines | 1–6 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 1935 | Colorado Mines | 1–6 | 1–6 | 11th | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 2–12 | 2–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–12 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "George Scott". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Barbara (April 27, 2009). "Fort Collins: The Miller Photographs". Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "George W. Scott". Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Lent, Joe (June 17, 1969). "Ex-FCHS Coach George W. Scott Dies at 80". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Football Record Book". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
External links
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- Trinidad State Trojans football coaches
- College men's track and field athletes in the United States
- High school football coaches in Colorado
- High school track and field coaches in the United States
- Sportspeople from Rapid City, South Dakota
- Coaches of American football from South Dakota
- Players of American football from South Dakota
- Track and field athletes from South Dakota