Scott Rawls Hutchinson (born May 27, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Hutchinson played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Early life
Hutchinson was born in Winter Park, Florida in 1956. He attended Winter Park High School,databaseFootball.com, Players, . Retrieved July 16, 2010. where he played high school football for the Winter Park Wildcats.
College career
Hutchinson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a defensive lineman for coach Doug Dickey's Gators teams from 1974 to 1977. 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 87, 96, 124, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011. As a senior team captain in 1977, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, an Associated Press honorable mention All-American.
Professional career
The Buffalo Bills selected Hutchinson in the second round (38th overall) of the 1978 NFL draft, and he played for the Bills from to .National Football League, Historical Players, Scott Hutchinson. Retrieved July 16, 2010. Hutchinson played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for one season in , after being waived by the Bills in the preseason, and part of the season for the Buffalo Bills again. He finished his professional career with the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League (USFL) during the league's final spring season in 1985.
In his five-season NFL career, Hutchinson appeared in sixty-nine games, started eight of them, and recovered three fumbles.
See also
Florida Gators football, 1970–79 List of Buffalo Bills players List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft
References