Freddie Scott (American football, born 1952)

Freddie Scott
No. 86, 87
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	August 5, 1952 (age 71); Grady, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College:	Amherst
NFL draft:	1974 / Round: 7 / Pick: 174
Career history
	Baltimore Colts (1974–1977); Detroit Lions (1978–1983);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	262
Receiving yards:	4,270
Receiving TDs:	20
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Freddie Lee Scott (born August 5, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver from 1974 through 1983 in the National Football League (NFL). In 2001, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Scott was a starter replacing the injured Roger Carr with the Baltimore Colts in 1977. He was traded along with a fourth-round draft selection (107th overall) which eventually became Homer Elias from the Colts to the Detroit Lions for Herb Orvis on May 1, 1978.^[1]^[2]

His son Freddie Scott II also played wide receiver for Penn State University, and in the NFL from 1996 through 1998 for the Detroit Lions and the Indianapolis Colts. Another son, Brandon Scott, played for Bowling Green State University.

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1974	BAL	14	2	18	317	17.6	45	0
1975	BAL	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1976	BAL	10	0	3	35	11.7	18	0
1977	BAL	14	14	18	267	14.8	33	2
1978	DET	16	13	37	564	15.2	47	2
1979	DET	14	14	62	929	15.0	50	5
1980	DET	16	16	53	834	15.7	43	4
1981	DET	16	15	53	1,022	19.3	48	5
1982	DET	9	7	13	231	17.8	36	1
1983	DET	15	0	5	71	14.2	25	1
		132	81	262	4,270	16.3	50	20

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1976	BAL	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1977	BAL	1	1	2	45	22.5	26	0
1982	DET	1	0	1	14	14.0	14	0
1983	DET	1	0	3	29	9.7	13	0
		4	1	6	88	14.7	26	0

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