AggieWill
04-27-2005, 12:44 PM
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Wallace Scott Jr., a captain on the 1942 University of Texas football team who helped found the Longhorn Foundation and was described by legendary UT Coach Darrell Royal as "Longhorn through and through," died Monday.
Scott died from complications of pneumonia and a blood clot in the brain he developed after a fall about two weeks ago. He was 84.
Royal recalled Tuesday that when he took over the Texas football program in 1957, Scott was there to help.
"From the day I got here, he was as much a supporter and as big a backer as a person could have," Royal said. "Wally was a generous person, a giving person.
"He helped me a lot with the traditions of Texas. I was new, coming here as a 32-year-old head coach, and I didn't know that much about the University of Texas and I knew I had to learn quickly. Wally Scott was as good a source as I could get."
Originally from Tyler, Scott was inducted into UT's athletics Hall of Honor in 1972.
Wallace Scott Jr., a captain on the 1942 University of Texas football team who helped found the Longhorn Foundation and was described by legendary UT Coach Darrell Royal as "Longhorn through and through," died Monday.
Scott died from complications of pneumonia and a blood clot in the brain he developed after a fall about two weeks ago. He was 84.
Royal recalled Tuesday that when he took over the Texas football program in 1957, Scott was there to help.
"From the day I got here, he was as much a supporter and as big a backer as a person could have," Royal said. "Wally was a generous person, a giving person.
"He helped me a lot with the traditions of Texas. I was new, coming here as a 32-year-old head coach, and I didn't know that much about the University of Texas and I knew I had to learn quickly. Wally Scott was as good a source as I could get."
Originally from Tyler, Scott was inducted into UT's athletics Hall of Honor in 1972.