:Willie Scott (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1959–2021)}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2021}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Willie Scott

|number=81, 88

|position=Tight end

|birth_date={{Birth date|1959|2|13|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Newberry, South Carolina, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2021|2|8|1959|2|13}}

|height_ft=6

|height_in=4

|weight_lb=245

|high_school=Newberry
(Newberry, South Carolina)

|college=South Carolina

|draftyear=1981

|draftround=1

|draftpick=14

|pastteams=

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1981|1985}})
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}})

|statlabel1=Receptions

|statvalue1=89

|statlabel2=Receiving yards

|statvalue2=766

|statlabel3=Touchdowns

|statvalue3=15

|pfr=ScotWi00

}}

Willie Louis Scott (February 13, 1959 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Scott was the son of Gloria and Willie Scott. Gloria and Willie were employed at Newberry High School. Gloria was a math teacher and Willie was an assistant principal. Scott attended Newberry High School in Newberry, South Carolina. Scott graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1981 and was drafted and went on to play with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981 to 1985 and also the New England Patriots from 1986 to 1988.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930051719/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCOTTWIL02 Willie Scott]}} at Database Football

He was a leader of the NAACP for his region. He was also a football coach at Brookland-Cayce High School.{{vague|date=March 2016}} He died February 8, 2021, five days short of his 62nd birthday.[https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/02/09/former-gamecock-great-passes-away-at-61/ Former Gamecock great passes away at 61]