# Scott Vermillion

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American soccer player (1976–2020)

Scott Vermillion Personal information Date of birth December 23, 1976 Place of birth Independence, Missouri, U.S. Date of death December 25, 2020 (aged 44) Place of death Olathe, Kansas, U.S. Position Defender Youth career Olathe Soccer Club Olathe East High School College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 1995–1997 Virginia Cavaliers Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1998 Kansas City Wizards 22 (1) 1999–2001 Colorado Rapids 28 (2) 2001 D.C. United 12 (0) International career 1992–1993 United States U17 1996 United States U20 * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Scott Vermillion** (December 23, 1976 – December 25, 2020) was an American professional [soccer](/source/Soccer) player from [Olathe, Kansas](/source/Olathe%2C_Kansas), who played for the [Kansas City Wizards](/source/Kansas_City_Wizards) and [Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids).[1][2][3] He entered the league in 1998 as a member of [Generation Adidas](/source/Generation_Adidas), then known as Project 40. He was a Third Team All American in his junior year at the University of Virginia before joining Project 40.[4] In his final season at UVA the team finished as runner up to [UCLA](/source/UCLA) in the [1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament](/source/1997_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Soccer_Tournament).

He died on December 25, 2020, at the age of 44 from acute alcohol and prescription drug poisoning.[5] In 2022, [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) examined his brain and found that he suffered from [chronic traumatic encephalopathy](/source/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy) (CTE). Vermillion was the first American soccer player to have been diagnosed with CTE posthumously.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Scott Vermillion"](http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/scott-vermillion).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Statistics"](http://www.coloradorapids.com/stats/season?year=2000&season_type=REG&group=goals&op=Search&form_build_id=form-VEyL7aXPRyTvaWDe_6J-7_qV4RI_0pmkx7wUpJ7Ue-g&form_id=mp7_stats_hub_build_filter_form). Retrieved January 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Scott Vermillion"](http://www.kclegends.com/Default.aspx?tabid=843918). *KC Legends*. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["MLS: Four More players join Project 40"](https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/18217/mls-four-more-players-join-project-40.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sporting offers condolences on passing of Scott Vermillion"](https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2021/01/04/sporting-offers-condolences-passing-scott-vermillion). [Sporting Kansas City](/source/Sporting_Kansas_City). January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Keh, Andrew (June 28, 2022). ["A Diagnosis Brings C.T.E. Into American Pro Soccer"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/sports/soccer/cte-soccer.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

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