Jerry Scanlan

{{Short description|American football player (1957–2015)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jerry Scanlan

| image =

| number = 76

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{birth date|1957|1|4}}

| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|7|8|1957|1|4}}

| death_place = Honolulu, Hawaii

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 270

| high_school = Iolani

| college = Hawaii

| undraftedyear = 1980

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1980|1981}})

| pfr =

}}

Jerry Lafaele Scanlan (January 4, 1957 – July 8, 2015), nicknamed "The Snake", was a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.{{Cite web |url=http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2015/07/26/jerry-lafaele-scanlan/ |title=JERRY LAFAELE SCANLAN « Honolulu Hawaii Obituaries - Hawaii Newspaper Obituaries |last=Star-Advertiser |first=Honolulu |website=obits.staradvertiser.com |date=July 26, 2015 |access-date=2018-03-12}} He played college football at the University of Hawaii.