Jake Scott (football player)

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Jake Scott
Date of birth	July 20, 1945
Place of birth	Greenwood, South Carolina
Position(s)	Safety
College	Georgia
NFL Draft	1970 / Round 7/ Pick 159
Pro Bowls	1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971
Awards	1972 Super Bowl MVP
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1970-1975 1976-1978	Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins

A second football player named Jake Scott was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2004 NFL Draft.

Jacob E. Scott (born July 20, 1945 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is a former American football free safety and punt returner who played eight seasons from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins in the National Football League. Scott went to the Pro Bowl five consecutive times between 1971, and 1975. He recorded 35 interceptions in his six seasons as a Dolphin, and another 14 in his three years with the Redskins.

Scott played college football in the University of Georgia and was drafted in the seventh round by the Miami Dolphins in 1970 where in his rookie year, he made five interceptions for 112 yards and made one touchdown in a punt return. The following year, he recorded 7 interceptions and 318 punt return yards, assisting the team to Super Bowl VI, which they lost 24-3 to the Dallas Cowboys. Scott recorded a 21-yard punt return in the game.

Scott was a key member of the 1972 Miami Dolphins undefeated season, and finished that season as Super Bowl MVP of Super Bowl VII, recording 2 interceptions and 63 return yards in the Dolphins' 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins including one in the fourth quarter.^[1] He also played for the Dolphins in their 24-7 Super Bowl VIII win, recording a fumble recovery, 20 punt return yards, and 47 kickoff return yards in that game.

Overall, Scott finished his 9 seasons with 49 interceptions which is the Dolphins all-time leader in that category^[2] and 551 return yards, along with 13 fumble recoveries for 35 return yards. On special teams, he gained 1,357 yards and a touchdown returning punts, and 137 yards on 6 kickoff returns.

In the late 1980's, NFL Films named Scott as the Dolphins All-Time Neutralizer sponsored by Tums. He was inducted into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]

Scott is currently an investor in Hawaii.