Herbert Scott

Herbert Scott

No. 68
Position:	Guard, Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1953-01-18) January 18, 1953 (age 71) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:	Floyd E. Kellam (Virginia Beach)
College:	Virginia Union
NFL draft:	1975 / Round: 13 / Pick: 330
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (1975–1984)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XII ) 2× First-team All-Pro (1980, 1981) 3× Pro Bowl (1979–1981) First-team Little All-American (1973 )
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 140 Games started: 114 Fumble recoveries: 2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Herbert Carnell Scott (born January 18, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Union Panthers, earning All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association three times.

Early years

After playing

located in Richmond, Virginia.

Scott was a four-year starter, 1971–74, and was twice named (1973 and 1974) All-

title in 50 years when the 1973 Panthers finished 9-1, which included six shutouts.

In 1982, he was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Hall of Fame.

In 1988, he was inducted into the Virginia Union Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2006, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Scott was selected by the

. The "Dirty Dozen" rookie class didn't include linebacker Mike Hegman, who was drafted that year but did not arrive until 1976 or rookie free agent quarterback Jim Zorn, who made the team, but was later cut to make room for running back Preston Pearson, who had just been released by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

His skills and development allowed the Cowboys in 1975 to trade John Niland, who had previously been to six Pro Bowls. The draft pick they received from the Philadelphia Eagles was used to select wide receiver Tony Hill.^[1]

Scott became a full-time starter at

.

During his time with the Cowboys,

career.

In 1980, Scott became the Cowboys' first All-Pro offensive lineman since Rayfield Wright in 1975. He was a two-time first-team All-Pro and a three-time Pro Bowler, attending the game from 1979 through 1981. Teammate Tony Dorsett once said, "When Herb goes after a guy, the next thing you see are feet in the air."^[2]

Among his memorable moments, he and Tom Rafferty teamed on the block that cleared the way for Dorsett's 99-yard run against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in 1983. Scott also caught Roger Staubach's final career pass, in a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams in 1979, but as an offensive lineman, he was ruled an ineligible receiver and the Cowboys were penalized, negating the play.

Injuries slowed Scott later in his career, when he saw some action as a

.

Scott's entire professional career in the

NFC Championships

.

Scott is considered^[by whom?] to be one of the greatest offensive linemen ever to play for the Cowboys.

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