Scottie Vines (born April 17, 1979) is an American former professional

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Vines attended Benjamin Russell High School(

Alexander City, Alabama Alexander City, known to locals as "Alex City", is the largest city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a population of 14,843 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It has been the largest ...

)and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track&field. In basketball, he was named the Regional M.V.P. In track&field, he won the Class 6A State Title on the high jump. Scottie Vines graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in 1998.

Personal life

As of 2014 he is living back in his home town of Alexander City, Alabama working at Madix Store Fixtures Incorporated in Goodwater, AL as a spot welder. His son Scottie Vines Jnr. won the World U20 Championships in the

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in 2024.

References

External links

Scottie Vines bio page
* 1979 births Living people People from Alexander City, Alabama Players of American football from Tallapoosa County, Alabama American football wide receivers Wyoming Cowboys football players Detroit Lions players Philadelphia Soul players Green Bay Packers players 20th-century American sportsmen {{widereceiver-1970s-stub