Scott Young
Graduating class: 1977
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2008
Hall of Fame Category: Athlete
Scott played football all four years, earning South Coast Conference and Standard-Times All-Star honors and a selection as Perfection Player of the Week.
Switching from quarterback to running back during his senior season, his team was the Southeastern Massachusetts Division I Champions. In his debut performance, Scott .managed to gain 172 yards in 16 carries and he also scored three TD's in a 27-0 win over Durfee.
In their 9-0 victory over Attleboro, Scott had 181 yards on 26 carries with 75 of the yards coming in the final 7 minutes of the game devouring the play clock in the process and sealing the win.
One of the finest half-milers ever at Fairhaven, Scott was undefeated in dual meet competition in the 880, earning Standard-Tlmes and Southcoast Conference All-Star honors. Winning a share of the Southcoast Conference Division II track crown his senior year; Scott also posted several firsts in the Javelin and the 220. His most memorable individual performance came in a dual meet against New Bedford. "All he did was upset a pair of Class A indoor state champions in winning the 220-yard dash and the 880-yard run. Young took the 220 in 23.5, besting "A" 300 king Carlos Vieira by about a yard.
Then in the race of the day, Young beat NBH's Mark Thornhill, the Class A 600 yard champion, with a blazing 1:59.2 effort in the 880. Thornhill led all the way, but with Young on his heels; then, at the head of the stretch, the smooth-riding Blue Devil pulled up even with the New Bedford star, and they simultaneously kicked for the finish. Scott's lean at the wire won It from Mark who ran a sparkling 1:59.3, a mere 1/10th second behind behind the winner.
After attending Tabor Academy, Scott went on to the University of New Hampshire on a four-year football scholarship. He currently resides In New Hampshire. Scott is a Local 7 Ironworker in Boston and has three children and two grandchildren. His father, Harry L. Young, Class of 1942, was inducted into the the Hall of Fame in 2001.