12 Facts About Scott Pelluer

Scott John Pelluer was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

Scott Pelluer played college football for the Washington State Cougars and coached at several collegiate programs.

Scott Pelluer transferred to Interlake High School as a junior, and was a tight end and linebacker for the Saints.

Scott Pelluer followed that in 1980 with twelve sacks and two interceptions.

Scott Pelluer finished his college career with 240 tackles and 19 sacks, at the time ranking as the school career sack leader and one of the top career tacklers.

Scott Pelluer was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL draft.

On September 1,1981, Scott Pelluer was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints, where he was a backup outside linebacker under head coach Bum Phillips.

Scott Pelluer missed three games with a hamstring injury, and was placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury for the final two contests of the season.

From 1986 to 1992, Scott Pelluer served as a defensive assistant coach at Boise State University.

Scott Pelluer's father Arnie was a standout multi-sport athlete from Bremerton and played at Washington State from 1953 to 1955.

Scott Pelluer was later the track coach at Yakima Valley College, Whitworth in Spokane, and Eastern Washington in Cheney; diagnosed with diabetes, Arnie had a seizure while swimming at the Whitworth Terrace Community pool in Spokane and died at His widow Jodee later married Jim Harryman and the family moved to the Seattle area in 1975 so the boys could play football at Interlake under head coach Rollie Robbins, a friend.

At age 64, Scott Pelluer died from a cardiac arrest at a Seattle hospital on June 26,2023.