Peyton Manning is by far the most productive former Tennessee Vols quarterback to ever play in the National Football League.
Tennessee field generals in the NFL have not been very plentiful, although Erik Ainge could be the next Big Orange alum to make the grade.
Heath Shuler was a top pick of the Washington Redskins, but injuries kept him from succeeding.
Shuler makes the list of the all-time biggest draft busts in NFL history.
Andy Kelley spent more time setting Arena Football League records.
Actually, the two Tennessee quarterbacks to log the most playing time are a couple of career back-ups who started occasionally.
Bobby Scott played in the NFL from 1971-1983 with the New Orleans Saints before going on to play in the USFL.
Pat Ryan played from 1978-1991 with the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Scott had the pleasure of backing up Peyton’s father Archie Manning in New Orleans for 11 years.
Bobby was my childhood hero when I was growing up in Rossville, Georgia.
Life in the once thriving mill town centered around football on Friday nights and Bobby Scott was the star quarterback of the Rossville Bulldogs.
I was one of the more than 7,000 who would pack Hutcheson Memorial Field to see Scott throw touchdown passes to Robert “Slimy” Simpson.
Scott brought a lot of visitors to Rossville to recruit him, including Alabama’s Paul Bear Bryant.
Bobby’s brother Houston loves to tell the story of how much Bear Bryant loved to come to Rossville to eat Momma Scott’s biscuits and gravy.
I once asked Scott about his NFL career and his rookie season with the Saints in 1971.
He remembered New Orleans playing against the Buffalo Bills.
"This was during O.J. Simpson's heyday and he was going great guns,” Scott said. “We were breaking camp and our coach, J.D Roberts, told Archie (Manning) and me to stay close to him all night because we were not going to play.
“So we walked the sidelines with him all night. "O.J. ripped one off the right side for a big gain and then caught a swing pass for another long gain before running a draw play for a touchdown.
"J.D. always smoked a cigar and he pulled it out of his mouth and turned to Archie and me and said, "I don't know who this number 32 is, but he is one heck of a running back.'
"We knew then we were in for a long year."
I was one of the more than 7,000 who would pack Hutcheson Memorial Field to see Scott throw touchdown passes to Robert “Slimy” Simpson.
Scott brought a lot of visitors to Rossville to recruit him, including Alabama’s Paul Bear Bryant.
Bobby’s brother Houston loves to tell the story of how much Bear Bryant loved to come to Rossville to eat Momma Scott’s biscuits and gravy.
I once asked Scott about his NFL career and his rookie season with the Saints in 1971.
He remembered New Orleans playing against the Buffalo Bills.
"This was during O.J. Simpson's heyday and he was going great guns,” Scott said. “We were breaking camp and our coach, J.D Roberts, told Archie (Manning) and me to stay close to him all night because we were not going to play.
“So we walked the sidelines with him all night. "O.J. ripped one off the right side for a big gain and then caught a swing pass for another long gain before running a draw play for a touchdown.
"J.D. always smoked a cigar and he pulled it out of his mouth and turned to Archie and me and said, "I don't know who this number 32 is, but he is one heck of a running back.'
"We knew then we were in for a long year."
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