Editing Jake Scott (section)

{{Short description|American football player (1945–2020)}}
{{Other people|Jake Scott}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Jake Scott
| image       = 
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| position    = [[Safety (American football position)|Safety]], [[return specialist]], [[wide receiver]] ([[CFL]] only)
| number      = 13
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1945|7|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Greenwood, South Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|mf=y|2020|11|19|1945|7|20}}
| death_place = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lbs  = 188
| high_school = [[Bullis School]] {{nowrap|([[Potomac, Maryland]])}}
| college     = [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (1966–1968)
| draftyear   = 1970
| draftround  = 7
| draftpick   = 159
| teams       =
* [[BC Lions]] ({{CFL Year|1969}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1970}}–{{NFL Year|1975}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1976}}–{{NFL Year|1978}})
| highlights  =
* 2× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl VII|VII]], [[Super Bowl VIII|VIII]])
* [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl VII|VII]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1973 All-Pro Team|1973]], [[1974 All-Pro Team|1974]])
* 3× Second-team All-Pro ([[1971 All-Pro Team|1971]], [[1972 All-Pro Team|1972]], [[1975 All-Pro Team|1975]])
* 5× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]]–[[1976 Pro Bowl|1975]])
* [[Miami Dolphin Honor Roll]]
* Consensus [[All-American]] ([[1968 College Football All-America Team|1968]])
* [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] (1968)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1967 All-SEC football team|1967]], [[1968 All-SEC football team|1968]])
* [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry#Florida&ndash;Georgia Hall of Fame|Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame]]
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 126
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 126
| statlabel3  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue3  = 49
| statlabel4  = INT return yards
| statvalue4  = 551
| statlabel5  = Return yards
| statvalue5  = 1,474
| pfr         = 
| CollegeHOF  = 2314 
}}

'''Jacob E. Scott III''' (July 20, 1945 – November 19, 2020)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Habib |first=Hal |title=Jake Scott, Miami Dolphins legend and Super Bowl MVP, dies at 75 |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/11/19/dolphins-jake-scott-super-bowl-mvp-complete-17-0-season-dies/6350731002/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}</ref> was an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] player who was a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] and [[punt returner]] from [[1970 in sports|1970]] to [[1978 in sports|1978]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Washington Redskins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played college football for [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]], and was selected by the Dolphins in the seventh round of the [[1970 NFL draft]].

Scott went to the [[Pro Bowl]] five consecutive times between [[1971 Pro Bowl|1971]] and [[1975 Pro Bowl|1975]].  He recorded 35 [[interception]]s in his six seasons as a Dolphin, and another 14 in his three years with the Redskins. To this day, he remains the Miami Dolphins all-time leader in interceptions with 35.  He was also a five-time first or second team [[All-Pro]], and won back-to-back Super Bowl Championships in 1972 and 1973, including winning the MVP of Super Bowl VII.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Miami Dolphins Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Defense) |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/630811-the-best-miami-dolphins-not-in-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame-defense |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>

Scott wore number 13 throughout his career, which was later made famous in Miami by [[Dan Marino]], and has since been retired in Marino's honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dolphins and One-Day Contracts, Honor Roll and Retired Jerseys {{!}} Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins News, Analysis and More |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/.amp/news/miami-dolphins-and-one-day-contracts-honor-roll-and-jersey-numbers |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.si.com}}</ref>