Vince Scott
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| Born: | July 10, 1925 |
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| CFL East All-Star | 1952–1959 |
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Vincent Joseph "Boomer" Scott (July 10, 1925[1] – July 13, 1992) was a Canadian football player. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and was later a Hamilton city councillor. He became a Canadian citizen in the mid-1950s[2]
Scott was born in
He worked at Stelco after his retirement, and later entered the real estate business. He hosted a talk show in the 1970s and 1980s, and was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982.[3] He was elected to Hamilton City Council for the city's fourth ward in the 1982 municipal election, and subsequently participated in discussions with Tiger-Cats owner Harold Ballard to ensure that the team remained in Hamilton.[4] Fellow councillor Mike Davison described him as a conservative.[5]
Scott was defeated in his bid for re-election in
In 2007, he was inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Section V Football Hall of Fame.[6]
References
Some information is taken from Rian Melzer, "Star full of heart", Hamilton Spectator, 14 July 1992, C1, an obituary piece.
- ^ databaseFootball Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine lists birthdate as 1922-09-21
- ^ The Lethbridge Herald, 1956-11-06 "Vince Scott of the Tiger-Cats, no longer considered an import since he became a Canadian citizen, was picked for one of the defensive guard positions"
- ^ "Four enshrined at Canadian Football Hall of Fame", Globe and Mail, 10 June 1982, S7.
- ^ Marty York, "Ballard's threat has its skeptics", Globe and Mail, 21 March 1983, S5.
- ^ Michael Davison, "Vince Scott was a true man of the people", Hamilton Spectator, 17 July 1992, A9.
- ^ "Section V Hall of Fame 2007 - 'Boomer' Scott". leroyfootball.com.