Earl Scott Jr.†
Inducted 1989
Hometown: Smithville
College: Cameron (Okla.) College, Southwest Texas State University
Best Known for: Coach-Football
Nov. 23, 1926-Sept. 11, 2020
Scott will always be known as the man who coached the only football state championship club in Valley history, with Donna High School in 1961.
Scott came from Smithville and was a football player for Cameron (Okla.) College and Southwest Texas State before starting his coaching journey with Laredo Martin High School in 1957. He came to Donna in 1960 and his Redskins won four district titles, going all the way in 1961, beating Quanah for the Class 2A state championship.
He compiled a 72-25-2 record from 1960-68 with Donna and then Edinburg (1967-68) in a relatively brief but stellar career. Scott was voted the state's Coach of the Year in 1961, was elected to the Texas Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Southwest Texas State Hall of Honor in 1962.
Scott won 101 of 152 games in his coaching career and developed some of the all-time greats of Valley football.