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| Date of birth: August 2, 1958 | |||||
| Place of birth: Huntington, New York | |||||
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| High school: Huntington (NY) Holy Family | |||||
| College: Notre Dame | |||||
| NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109 | |||||
| Debuted in 1981 for the Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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John Francis Scully, Jr. (born August 2, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Scully played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and earned All-American honors. He played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for his entire pro career.
Early years[edit]
He was born in Huntington, New York.
College career[edit]
Scully attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was a team captain and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as the team's center. He is the writer of the popular Notre Dame anthem "Here Come the Irish."
Professional career[edit]
The Atlanta Falcons chose Scully in the fourth round (109th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft, and he played for the Falcons from 1981 to 1990. In his ten-year NFL career, he played in 112 games and started eighty-two of them.
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