Thomas Lawrence Scott (October 9, 1907 – June 1962) was an American college sports coach. He was the first head coach of the

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(then known as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary) team (then known as the "Braves"), which was established in 1930 and discontinued after the 1940 season for eligibility and debt concerns. He coached the Braves to a 41–35–4 record during his tenure. Aside from coaching football at Old Dominion, Scott also coached the track, baseball and

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teams despite the fact that there were no facilities to practice on for any of the programs. The Braves had to play on makeshift fields and use hand-me-down uniforms from

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. He retired from teaching and coaching in 1941 to pursue a business career. Scott was a 1926 graduate of Maury High School in

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, and then a 1930 graduate of

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in Lexington. While at VMI, he played left end for the Keydets football team.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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