Roscoe Word (American football guard)
| Tennessee Volunteers | |
| Date of birth | January 3, 1882 |
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| Place of birth | Marianna, Arkansas |
| Date of death | May 27, 1942 (aged 60) |
| Place of death | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | G |
| College | University of Tennessee |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1906 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| As player | |
| 1904–05 | Tennessee |
| 1907 | Tennessee |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942) was a college football player and coach and lawyer.
Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. He was its only three-time captain and was selected All-Southern in 1907. In 1906 he was an assistant coach, the team's first.
Word was a member of the Knoxville firm of Smith, Word, & Anderson.
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