Scott Laidlaw
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||
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| Date of birth: | February 17, 1953 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Hawthorne, California | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Hawthorne (CA) | ||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 14 / Pick: 356 | ||||
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| Games played: | 74 |
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Robert Scott Laidlaw (born February 17, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. He played college football at Stanford University.
Laidlaw attended Hawthorne High School. He accepted a football scholarship from for Stanford University. As a sophomore backup, he averaged 5.6 yards per carry, rushing 48 times for 268 yards.
As a junior, he was named the starter at fullback, leading the team in rushing with 639 yards and 4 touchdowns, while making 19 catches for 155 yards and one receiving touchdown. The next year he led the team again in rushing with 636 yards and 4 touchdowns, also posting 14 catches for 135 yards and one receiving touchdown.
He finished fourth in the school career rushing list, with 1,543 rushing yards (4.4-yard average), while playing on pass-oriented offenses. He also had 40 receptions for 351 yards.
Laidlaw was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourteenth round (356th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft, also known as the Dirty Dozen draft. As a rookie, he was used mainly in short yardage situations, until suffering a mid season knee injury that placed him on the injured reserve list. His running style reminded the media and observers of Walt Garrison.
In 1976, he replaced an injured Robert Newhouse in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, rushing for 104 yards on 19 carries, along with 7 receptions for 66 yards. He missed 3 games with severe rib bruises he suffered against the Baltimore Colts and his return was also hindered by a bout with the flu. Against the Atlanta Falcons he rushed for 88 yards on 15 carries. He finished with 424 rushing yards (third on the team), 325 receiving yards (third on the team) and 84 scored points (fourth on the team).
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