Robert H. Scott

For other people named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation).
Robert H. Scott
Biographical details
Bornc. 1930
Died (aged 86)
Towson, Maryland
Playing career
c. 1950–1952Johns Hopkins
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1974Johns Hopkins
Head coaching record
Overall158–55–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974 – NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships
Awards
1965, 1968, 1972 USILA National Coach of the Year
1977, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame


Statue of Bob Scott at Homewood Field

Robert H. Scott (c. March 17, 1930 – September 15, 2016) was a Hall of Fame lacrosse coach for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team, serving from 1955 until 1974. He compiled a career record of 158 wins and 55 losses to go along with seven National Championships. He won the F. Morris Touchstone Award in being named the USILA National Coach of the Year in 1965, 1968 and 1972.

Playing and coaching career

Scott was an All-American midfielder on the 1952 Johns Hopkins team and also played on the 1950 National Champion team. Scott coached future Hopkins head coach Henry Ciccarone and Willie Scroggs (Hopkins assistant, long time head coach at UNC). Scott was the coach for Hopkins in one of the classic NCAA lacrosse finals in 1973, where the Blue Jays held Hall of Fame midfielder Frank Urso in check, eventually losing 10 to 9 in two overtimes.

In 1976, Scott wrote the first edition of Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, considered the ultimate guide to college lacrosse.[1] He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1977. He served as athletic director for Hopkins from 1974 to 1995. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease on September 15, 2016, at the age of 86.[2][3]

In 2016, the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team erected a statue of Scott outside Homewood Field. [4]

Notable career accomplishments

  • Coached Hopkins to seven national titles.
  • Led Hopkins to a number 3 ranking and to the 1974 NCAA Championship his final season.
  • Scott ranks 15th all-time in Division I lacrosse coaching wins.

Coaching record at Johns Hopkins

Year Wins Losses Percent NCAA Tournament Results or USILA Title National Rank
1974 12 2 .857 NCAA Title 3
1973 11 2 .764 NCAA Finals 2
1972 11 2 .846 NCAA Finals 4
1971 3 7 .357 -- --
1970 9 1 .900 USILA Title --
1969 9 1 .900 USILA Title --
1968 10 1 .909 USILA Title --
1967 11 1 .917 USILA Title --
1966 5 6 .455 -- --
1965 9 2 .818 -- --
1964 5 5 .500 -- --
1963 6 4 .600 -- --
1962 8 3 .727 -- --
1961 8 3 .727 -- --
1960 7 2 .778 -- --
1959 8 2 .800 USILA Title --
1958 8 1 .889 -- --
1957 8 0 1.000 USILA Title --
1956 6 4 .600 -- --
1955 4 6 .400 -- --

References

  1. ^ Bob Scott, Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978, ISBN 978-0-8018-2060-1.
  2. ^ Longtime Hopkins lacrosse coach, athletics director Bob Scott dies at 86
  3. ^ "Bob Scott: 'A true ambassador for lacrosse'".
  4. ^ Lee, Edward (2016-04-19). "Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse to erect statue to honor former coach Bob Scott". The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-04-22.