Scott Eaton (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1944–2021)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Scott Eaton

| position = Defensive back

| number = 20

| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|8|20}}

| birth_place = Salem, Oregon, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|1|1944|8|20}}

| death_place = Bellevue, Washington, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 205

| draftyear = 1967

| draftround = 8

| draftpick = 187

| high_school = Medford

| college = Oregon State

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1967|1971}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 60

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 11

| statlabel3 = INT yards

| statvalue3 = 58

| statlabel4 = Touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 1

| pfr = EatoSc20

}}

Thomas Scott Eaton (August 20, 1944 – October 1, 2021) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the eight round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Oregon State.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/18/archives/eaton-of-giants-retires-beset-by-double-vision.html|title = Eaton of Giants Retires; Beset by Double Vision|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 18 May 1973}}

Eaton's son, Tracey, played six years in the NFL.