Scotty Bierce

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Bruce Wallace Bierce

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth: September 3, 1896

Place of birth: Kearney, Nebraska

Date of death: April 26, 1982 (aged 85)

Place of death: Valley City, Ohio

Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight: 164 lb (74 kg)

Career information

College: Akron

Debuted in 1920 for the Akron Pros

Last played in 1925 for the Akron Pros

Coaching debut in 1925 for the Akron Pros

Last coached in 1925 for the Akron Pros

Career history

As player:

Akron Pros (1920-1922)
Cleveland Indians (1923)
Buffalo All-Americans (1923)
Cleveland Bulldogs (1924)
Akron Indians (1925)

As coach:

Akron Pros (1925)

Career highlights and awards

2x NFL Championships (1920, 1924)

Career NFL statistics as of 1925

Touchdowns	5
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Bruce Wallace Bierce was a professional football player who played for the Akron Pros, Buffalo All-Americans, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Bulldogs of the National Football League. Bierce won a league title in 1920 with the Pros and he won a second title in 1924 with the Bulldogs. Scotty also served as a player-coach for the Pros in 1925.

After his playing career ended, Briece became a prominent Akron attorney and a community leader.^[1]

The Bruce W. “Scotty” Bierce Athletic Scholarship Fund

The Bruce W. “Scotty” Bierce Athletic Scholarship Fund is an athletic scholarship at the University of Akron. It was established in Scott's will and provides scholarships for deserving athletes at the University. Awards are made by the director of athletics in cooperation with the University Scholarship Committee.^[1] Bierce excelled in football while at the University. He was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1957 and the University of Akron Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.^[2]

References

v t e Akron Pros / Indians head coaches

Peggy Parratt (1912–1915) Ralph Waldsmith (1916) Suey Welch (1917–1918) Ralph Waldsmith (1919) Elgie Tobin (1920–1921) Fritz Pollard (1921) Brooke Brewer (1922) Dutch Hendrian (1923) Wayne Brenkert (1923–1924) Scotty Bierce (1925) Al Nesser (1926) Frank Nied (1926)

v t e Akron Pros 1920 NFL Champions

Russ Bailey Scotty Bierce Alf Cobb Tuffy Conn Charlie Copley Ken Crawford Budge Garrett Harry Harris Pike Johnson Rip King Frank McCormick Buck Miles Frank Moran Bob Nash Al Nesser Al Pierotti Fritz Pollard Fred Sweetland Elgie Tobin Tommy Tomlin Head Coach: Elgie Tobin Managers: Art Ranney Frank Nied

v t e Cleveland Bulldogs 1924 NFL Champions

Chalmers Ault Scotty Bierce Hal Burt Guy Chamberlin Rudy Comstock Cap Edwards Doc Elliott Charlie Honaker Ben Jones Jerry Jones Link Lyman Stanley Muirhead Dave Noble Duke Osborn Wooky Roberts Olin Smith Russ Smith John Tanner Dick Wolf Joe Work Hoge Workman Head Coach Guy Chamberlin

Persondata
Name	Bierce, Scotty
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American Football
Date of birth	1896-09-03
Place of birth	Kearney, Nebraska
Date of death	1982-04-26
Place of death	Valley City, Ohio

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