Per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Georgia legend Jake Scott has passed away at the age of 75.
According to Jackson, Scott “had fallen and injured his head and had been hospitalized for a week in Atlanta.”
A college football hall of famer and a Super Bowl MVP, Scott was a standout at UGA during the late 1960s, leading the team in interceptions during both the 1967 and 1968 seasons.
Despite only playing two seasons, Scott’s imprint on Georgia football has lasted for generations now. A homegrown Athens kid, Scott collected 16 interceptions in those two seasons which remains the school record (tied).
Before winning the Super Bowl VII MVP award, Scott won a number of collegiate honors including SEC Player of the Year as a junior. Legendary UGA coach Vince Dooley has coached a number of legendary players (including Herschel), but when asked who the most gifted athlete of them all was, his answer was none other than Scott.