Scottie Vines
{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Scottie Vines
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|04|17}}
| birth_place = Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
| position = Wide receiver
| number = 10
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school = Alexander City (AL) Benjamin Russell
| college = Wyoming
| undraftedyear = 2003
| teams =
- Detroit Lions (2003)*{{cite web |title=Scottie Vines |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/v/vine00090.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=6 July 2024}}
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2003|2004}})*
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
- Philadelphia Soul ({{NFL Year|2007}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 43
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 468
| pfr = VineSc00
| aflstatlabel1 = Receptions
| aflstatvalue1 = 1
| aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 12
| afl = 10526
}}
Scottie Vines (born April 17, 1979) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Wyoming.
Early life
Vines attended Benjamin Russell High School(Alexander City, Alabama)and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track&field. In basketball, he was named the Regional M.V.P. In track&field, he won the Class 6A State Title on the high jump. Scottie Vines graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in 1998.
Personal life
As of 2014 he is living back in his home town of Alexander City, Alabama working at Madix Store Fixtures Incorporated in Goodwater, AL as a spot welder.
His son Scottie Vines Jnr. won the World U20 Championships in the high jump in 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=668631|website=Runnerspace|accessdate=31 August 2024|title= SCOTTIE VINES IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF IN BOYS HIGH JUMP|date=23 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=669656|website=Runnerspace|accessdate=31 August 2024|title= AKAOMA ODELUGA, JA'KOBE THARP, SCOTTIE VINES WIN GOLD FOR U.S. AT WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=31 August 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/report/day-four-afternoon-lima-24-field-decathlon-jarvinen-farkas-yan|website=World Athletics|title= Jarvinen threatens world U20 decathlon record to get gold in Lima|accessdate=31 August 2024|date=31 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001340/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=254&season=7 Scottie Vines bio page]
- {{Footballstats|dbf=VINESSCO01|nfl=Scottie-Vines|afl=10526}}
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Category:People from Alexander City, Alabama
Category:Players of American football from Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Wyoming Cowboys football players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Philadelphia Soul players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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