Bo Scott

Robert Marilla Scott (March 30, 1943 – August 4, 2021) was a gridiron football running back for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL).

Biography Scott played at the collegiate level for Ohio State University and was selected 32nd overall by the Browns in the third round of the 1965 NFL draft. Because the Browns' backfield was already full of quality backs, such as future Hall of Fame rushers Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly, as well as Ernie Green, Scott elected to sign for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. In Canada, he was named a CFL all-star and helped the team to the 1968 Grey Cup championship. After joining the Browns in 1969, Scott rushed for 2,124 yards and 18 touchdowns in 554 attempts in his Cleveland career.

Death He died on August 4, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of seventy-eight.