Editing Jake Scott (section)

==College career==
After growing up in [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], but playing high school football in [[Arlington, Virginia]] at [[Washington-Lee High School]], and then eventually [[Bullis School]] in [[Potomac, Maryland]] for 2 years Scott played [[college football]] at the [[University of Georgia]], where he led Georgia in [[interception]]s in 1967 with six interceptions and 1968 with ten interceptions.  In 1967, Scott was named first-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] [[defensive back]] by the [[Associated Press]], and in 1968 again in both the AP and the [[UPI]]. The ten interceptions in a season is now second-most in Georgia history behind [[Terry Hoage]]’s 12 in 1982.  Scott's 175 return yards on interceptions in 1968 is also second all-time for Georgia.

Scott's college career total of 315 interception return yards was the most in school history until 2017. He also holds the current Georgia record for career interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UGA Football Interception Records |url=https://sicemdawgs.com/uga-football-records/interceptions/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=SicEmDawgs.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Scott was inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1986<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLASS OF 1986 |url=https://www.georgiasportshalloffame.com/class-of-1986 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=GSHF |language=en}}</ref> and the Athens (GA) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=2000 Inductees {{!}} Athens Hall of Fame |url=https://athenshalloffame.com/inductees/2000/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

It was announced on May 17, 2011, that Scott had been selected for induction into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weiszer |first1=Marc |title=Reclusive Jake Scott going into College Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20110518/sports/305189806 |website=savannahnow.com |publisher=GateHouse Media, LLC |access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>

Scott left the University of Georgia after his Junior year to go to Canada and play professional football  in the [[CFL]]. Based on his July 20 birth date, Scott's military draft lottery number of record was 187. The highest administrative draft number called for Scott's year group was 195, suggesting that Scott could  have been, but was not, drafted for military service during the [[Vietnam War]] as he had previously served in the [[U.S. Marines]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legendary Bulldog, Dolphin, Jake Scott dies at 75 |url=https://www.walb.com/2020/11/20/legendary-bulldog-dolphin-jake-scott-dies/?outputType=amp |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.walb.com| date=November 20, 2020 }}</ref>