Ralph Scott (American football)
| Date of birth | September 26, 1894 |
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| Place of birth | Dewey, Portage County, Wisconsin |
| Date of death | August 16, 1936 (aged 41) |
| Place of death | Billings, Montana |
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| Position(s) | Guard |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| College | Wisconsin |
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| 1926–1927 | New York Yankees |
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| 1921 | Chicago Staleys |
| 1922–1925 | Chicago Bears |
| 1926–1927 | New York Yankees |
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Ralph Vernon Scott (September 26, 1894 – August 16, 1936) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the first American Football League and the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Staleys-Bears and the New York Yankees. Scott was a member of the 1921 Chicago Staleys APFA Championship team. In 1926 C. C. Pyle, began the AFL after a dispute with the NFL over the terms of granting himself a league franchise in New York City. Pyle eventually hired Scott as a player-coach the Yankees for an undisclosed amount of money.
Prior to playing professionally, Scott played college football at the University of Wisconsin. In 1920 Scott helped the Badgers to a 6–1 record. That year, he was selected to the All-Big Ten Conference football team and was a consensus All-American.
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