Clarence Scott shined during every phase of his long football career. At Trinity, he was selected as an All-State wide receiver in 1965 as a junior. Trinity went undefeated that season with Scott playing both sides of the ball, and went on to win the program’s first-ever GIA state championship. Scott took his talents to Kansas State where he played for four seasons, three as a starter. Though recruited as a receiver, he would move to cornerback and became an All-American (FWAA, Sporting News, Time, Pro Football Weekly), making him the first African American from a Georgia high school to do so in what would now be called a Power 5 Conference. Scott finished his collegiate career with 12 interceptions, the most in program history at the time. He was drafted 14th overall in the 1971 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, and intercepted two passes in his NFL debut. Scott’s 13 seasons for the Browns landed him eighth all-time in games played for the franchise. His 39 interceptions rank third in franchise history, and when combined with his 11 fumble recoveries, Scott ranks second all-time in Browns’ recovered turnovers. Scott was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, the Kansas State Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
.jpeg)