Scotty Whitelaw

{{short description|American athlete, baseball coach, and commissioner}}

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Robert M. 'Scotty' Whitelaw (1927 - April 2, 2016) was an American athlete, baseball and basketball coach and long serving Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[http://www.capecodtimes.com/sports/20160405/scotty-whitelaw-former-ecac-commissioner-giant-in-college-sports Scotty Whitelaw: Former ECAC commissioner a ‘giant in college sports’] by By John Garner Jr. for Cape Cod Times; Apr 5, 2016 at 8:48 PM

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, he played football and other sports for North Quincy High School and Springfield College.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/16/scotty-whitelaw-former-longtime-ecac-commissioner-dies/dbQZKEj09OVVNIt4UPhLlK/story.html Scotty Whitelaw, 88, former ECAC commissioner] By Marvin Pave, The Boston Globe APRIL 17, 2016 At Springfield, Whitelaw played center field on the baseball team and was New England's 600 yards champion for the track and field team.{{cite web |title=Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw |url=https://footballfoundation.org/sports/general/roster/robert-m---scotty---whitelaw/173 |website=footballfoundation.org |access-date=22 November 2024}}

In addition to serving as the ECAC Commissioner from 1971 to 1989, he also was the executive director of the National Invitation Tournament and baseball coach, basketball coach and assistant athletic director for MIT.