Scott Perry (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}}

{{other people|Scott Perry}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Scott Perry

| number = 32

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|3|11}}

| birth_place = Pleasanton, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| weight_lb = 180

| height_in = 0

| high_school = Kent School
(Kent, Connecticut)

| college = Williams

| draftyear = 1976

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 147

| teams =

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 4

| statlabel2 = Touchdowns

| statvalue2 = 2

| statlabel3 = Return yards

| statvalue3 = 70

| pfr = PerrSc20

}}

Scott Endecott Perry (born March 11, 1954) is an American former professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 to 1979. In 1980, he played for the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers.

Biography

Perry was born in Pleasanton, California and played prep football at Kent School in Kent, Connecticut.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PERRYSCO01 |title=Scott Endecott Perry |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=December 3, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102090543/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PERRYSCO01 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }} He played college football at Williams College.{{cite web | title = Scott Perry '76 Profile: Williams - NFL - teaching 1st grade | work = Williams Athletics | publisher = Williams College Athletics | date = 2007-11-14 | url = http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2007-08/news/111407_Scott_Perry_-76 }}

Perry was selected by the Bengals in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 1976 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PerrSc20.htm|title = Scott Endecott Perry| publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date= December 3, 2012}} He played four seasons with the Bengals, where he caught four interceptions and returned two for touchdowns.{{cite web | title = Scott Perry | work = NFL.com | publisher = NFL Enterprises LLC | year = 2009 | url = http://www.nfl.com/players/scottperry/profile?id=PER711900 }}{{cite web|url= http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/2007-08/news/111407_Scott_Perry_-76|title= Scott Perry '76 Profile: Williams - NFL - teaching 1st grade|publisher= Williams Athletics|access-date= December 3, 2012|archive-date= July 16, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100716030943/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/2007-08/news/111407_Scott_Perry_-76|url-status= dead}}

After leaving the NFL, Perry became a first grade teacher at Point Fermin Elementary School in the Los Angeles Unified School District.{{cite web|url= http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/2007-08/news/111407_Scott_Perry_-76|title= Scott Perry '76 Profile: Williams - NFL - teaching 1st grade|publisher= Williams Athletics|access-date= December 3, 2012|archive-date= July 16, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100716030943/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/2007-08/news/111407_Scott_Perry_-76|url-status= dead}}

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