Jake Scott

Jake Scott

No. 13
Position:	Safety, return specialist, wide receiver (CFL only)
Personal information
Born:	(1945-07-20)July 20, 1945 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:	November 19, 2020(2020-11-19) (aged 75) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland)
College:	Georgia (1966–1968)
NFL draft:	1970 / round: 7 / pick: 159
Career history
BC Lions (1969) Miami Dolphins (1970–1975) Washington Redskins (1976–1978)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII) Super Bowl MVP (VII) 2× First-team All-Pro (1973, 1974) 3× Second-team All-Pro (1971, 1972, 1975) 5× Pro Bowl (1971–1975) Miami Dolphin Honor Roll Consensus All-American (1968) SEC Player of the Year (1968) 2× First-team All-SEC (1967, 1968) Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 126 Games started: 126 Interceptions: 49 INT return yards: 551 Return yards: 1,474 Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Jacob E. Scott III (July 20, 1945 – November 19, 2020)^[1] was an American professional football player who was a safety and punt returner from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Georgia, and was selected by the Dolphins in the in the seventh round of the 1970 NFL draft.

Scott went to the Pro Bowl five consecutive times between 1971 and 1975. He recorded 35 interceptions in his six seasons as a Dolphin, and another 14 in his three years with the Redskins. To this day, he remains the Miami Dolphins all-time leader in interceptions with 35. He was also a five-time first or second team All-Pro, and won back-to-back Super Bowl Championships in 1972 and 1973, including winning the MVP of Super Bowl VII.^[2]

Scott wore number 13 throughout his career, which was later made famous in Miami by Dan Marino, and has since been retired in Marino's honor.^[3]