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John Scully (American football)

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John Scully
Personal information
Born: (1958-08-02) August 2, 1958 (age 65)
Huntington, New York
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
College:Notre Dame
NFL draft:1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus All-American (1980)
Career NFL statistics as of 1990
Games played:112

John Francis Scully, Jr. (born August 2, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Scully played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and earned All-American honors. He played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for his entire pro career.

Early years

He was born in Huntington, New York.

College career

Scully attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was a team captain and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as the team's center. He is the writer of the popular Notre Dame anthem "Here Come the Irish."

Professional career

The Atlanta Falcons chose Scully in the fourth round (109th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft, and he played for the Falcons from 1981 to 1990. In his ten-year NFL career, he played in 112 games and started eighty-two of them.

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