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==Early life== Stuart Orlando Scott<ref>{{cite web|title=Stuart Orlando Scott '87|author=University of North Carolina|author-link=University of North Carolina|publisher=alumni.unc.edu|url=http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=9557|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] on July 19, 1965. His parents were O. Ray and Jacqueline Scott. When he was 7, Scott and his family moved to [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=obit>{{cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=Stuart Scott, ESPN's Voice of Exuberance, Dies at 49 |website=[[The New York Times]] |id= Accessed January 6, 2015}}</ref> Scott had a brother named Stephen and two sisters named Susan and Synthia.<ref name=":0"/> He attended [[Mount Tabor High School]] for 9th and 10th grade and then completed his last two years at [[Richard J. Reynolds High School]] in Winston-Salem, graduating in 1983.<ref name=wfmy>{{cite web|title=Reynolds High School Classmates Remember Stuart Scott|url=http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/2015/01/05/stuart-scott-dies-local-reaction/21263861/|website=wfmynews2.com|access-date=January 8, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108092843/http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/2015/01/05/stuart-scott-dies-local-reaction/21263861/|archive-date=January 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In high school, he was a captain of his football team, ran track, served as Vice President of the Student Council, and was the Sergeant at Arms of the school's Key Club.<ref name=obit/><ref name=wfmy/> Scott was inducted into the Richard J. Reynolds High School Hall of Fame during a ceremony on February 6, 2015, which took place during the Reynolds/Mt. Tabor (the two high schools that Scott attended) basketball game.<ref name=wfmy/> He attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], where he was a member of the Mu Zeta Chapter<ref>{{cite web|title=Omega Service Notice-Stuart Scott|author=Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity|date=January 9, 2015 |url=https://apa1906.net/omega-service-notice-stuart-scott/|access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref> of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] fraternity and was part of the on-air talent at [[WXYC]].<ref name=":0"/> While at UNC, Scott also played [[wide receiver]] and [[defensive back]] on the football team.<ref name=":0"/> In 1987, Scott graduated from the UNC with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[Communication studies|speech communication]].<ref name=":0"/> In 2001, Scott gave the commencement address at UNC.<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN anchor urges graduates to celebrate diversity, recognize power of communication|url=http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/may01/commdayad052001.htm|website=unc.edu|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref>
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