Scott Galyon
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | March 23, 1974 Seymour, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
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| College | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 6th round, 182nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Scott Galyon (born March 23, 1974) is an American former National Football League (NFL) linebacker who grew up in Seymour, Tennessee where he played football, basketball and baseball at Seymour High School. He signed a football scholarship to play linebacker for the University of Tennessee during his senior year.
Galyon played four years at the University of Tennessee where he led the team in tackles during his junior and senior years and was voted team captain during his senior season.[1] Galyon was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round with the 182nd overall pick in the 1996 NFL draft.[2] He played for seven years in the NFL, four with the Giants and three with the Miami Dolphins.[3] He moved back to Tennessee in 2003 and worked as a volunteer coach with his high school team, the Seymour Eagles, before eventually working with Novartis Pharmaceuticals for three years. He joined the FCA staff from December 2007 – 2017.
Galyon is the former head football coach at Seymour High School.[4]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYG | 10 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 16 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIA | 15 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | 4 | 142 | 104 | 38 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1997 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Blackerby, Mike (November 29, 2017). "Former UT Vols standout Scott Galyon takes over as Seymour football coach". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Scott Galyon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ Torres, Aaron (March 26, 2019). "Scott Galyon, former Tennessee Vols linebacker, resigns as Seymour football coach". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2024.