11 Facts About Vince Scott

Vincent Joseph "Boomer" Scott was a Canadian football player.

Vince Scott played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and was later a Hamilton city councillor.

Vince Scott suffered from polio as a child and was left with a slightly shrunken left leg, although this did not inhibit his sports career.

Vince Scott made the University of Notre Dame team as a lineman, and played for two seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the AAFC before joining the Hamilton Wildcats franchise in 1949.

The Wildcats merged with the Hamilton Tigers in 1950 to create the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Scott played for the merged team until his retirement in 1962.

Vince Scott made six Grey Cup appearances, and helped the Tiger-Cats win the cup in 1953 and 1957.

Vince Scott worked at Stelco after his retirement, and later entered the real estate business.

Vince Scott hosted a talk show in the 1970s and 1980s, and was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

Vince Scott was elected to Hamilton City Council for the city's fourth ward in the 1982 municipal election, and subsequently participated in discussions with Tiger-Cats owner Harold Ballard to ensure that the team remained in Hamilton.

Vince Scott was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1985.

Vince Scott suffered a stroke the following year, and never fully recovered.