FAYETTEVILLE — Football isn't track. Speed isn't the only thing required to be great on the grid iron, but it sure does help.
That much jumps to the front as more are found with firsthand knowledge of what Clyde Scott did for the Arkansas football team in 1946-48, becoming the first All-American of the modern era. He set the school record with 1,463 rushing yards. He averaged 7.0 yards per carry as a senior.
An NCAA champion in the 110-meter hurdles, Scott won a silver medal in the '48 London Olympics and then played four years in the NFL after going seventh overall in the draft.