Ed Scott

Athlete

1917 – 2010

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Who was Ed Scott?

Edward Scott, Sr. was an American baseball scout. Before he became the first African-American scout in the history of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, Scott was a talent-spotter for the Negro leagues, and he signed Henry Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer and future home run king, to Aaron's first professional contract for the Indianapolis Clowns.

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Born
Oct 17, 1917
Died
Jan 11, 2010
Mobile

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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