Editing Jake Scott (section)

==Personal life and death==
Scott was a lifelong bachelor,<ref name="scott">{{cite web |last1=Kantowski |first1=Ron |title=Dolphin's Jake Scott, reluctant Super Bowl hero, remembered |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ron-kantowski/remembering-dolphins-jake-scott-reluctant-super-bowl-hero-2189526/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=2 January 2021 |date=23 November 2020}}</ref> who enjoyed fishing and traveling.<ref name="scott2" /> A private individual known for shunning the spotlight,<ref name="scott2">{{cite web |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |title=Jake Scott, Super Bowl M.V.P. for the Dolphins, Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/obituaries/jake-scott-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=2 January 2021 |date=22 November 2020}}</ref> Scott had lived in the [[Colorado]] mountains and the [[Florida Keys]], and spent his later years living in [[Hanalei, Hawaii|Hanalei]], a small town on the Hawaiian island of [[Kauai]].<ref name="scott" />  During his retirement Scott was an investor in [[Hawaii]].{{ref|Seclusion}}

Scott had a falling out with at the time Miami Dolphins Head Coach Don Shula which eventually resulted in his trade to the Washington Redskins and lasted well into his retirement. As a result, he did not participate in Dolphins alumni events for several decades. Many years later, the two reconciled, and Scott later attended his Miami Dolphins Honor Roll enshrinement as well as [[Super Bowl 50]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Belson |first=Ken |date=2020-11-22 |title=Jake Scott, Super Bowl M.V.P. for the Dolphins, Dies at 75 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/obituaries/jake-scott-dead.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Scott was quoted, “Coach Shula and I had our differences, but time heals all wounds,”<ref name=":0" />

Scott died at the age of 75 on November 19, 2020, after falling down a flight of steps while visiting friends in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jake Scott, Miami Dolphins legend and Super Bowl MVP, dies at 75|author=Habib, Hal|publisher=Naples Daily News|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=2020-11-19|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/11/19/dolphins-jake-scott-super-bowl-mvp-complete-17-0-season-dies/6350731002/}}</ref> He is one of at least 345 [[List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy|NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.<ref>{{cite news |title=The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) |website=Concussion Legacy Foundation |url=https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/sports/football/cte-study-concussions-brain-tackle.html |title=Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E.  The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease. |work= [[The New York Times]] |date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2023 }}</ref>

Scott was cremated and his ashes were spread in the waters of [[Hanalei Bay]].<ref name="ashes">{{cite web |last1=Towers |first1=Chip |title=UGA great Jake Scott's memorabilia bringing big money at auction |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/jake-scott-collection-bringing-big-money-at-auction/QEGAA5O5MBCLTC5UAXL5VI6TNY/ |website=AJC.com |access-date=4 March 2021 |date=26 February 2021}}</ref> Memorabilia from Scott's personal collection, including his Super Bowl rings, were sold at auction, as per his final wishes.<ref name="ashes" />