Bob Scott
Australian rules football umpire
About Bob Scott
Lived 1901 – 1956 (aged 54–55). Bob Scott was an australian rules football umpire.
Robert H. Scott (1901 – 4 August 1956 ) was a leading Australian rules football field umpire in the Victorian Football League (later renamed to Australian Football League) in the 1920s and 1930s.
Scott umpired irregularly until the 1929 season during which he became an automatic weekly selection, and remained so until he retired. He holds the record of seven successive VFL Grand Finals (1929–1935) as field umpire. He umpired a total of 157 VFL games during his career from 1921–1935, including 19 Finals games.
Scott was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Who was Bob Scott?
Australian rules football umpire
When was Bob Scott born?
Bob Scott was born in 1901.
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Bob Scott died on 4 August 1956.
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Bob Scott was an australian rules football umpire.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Scott. https://biography.guide/bob-scott-australian-rules-football-umpire/
MLA: "Bob Scott." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-scott-australian-rules-football-umpire/.
Chicago: "Bob Scott." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bob-scott-australian-rules-football-umpire/.
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