{{Short description|American football player (1939–2025)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Wilbert Scott | number = 36, 61, 58 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|3|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = Connellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|7|16|1939|3|13}} | death_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 215 | high_school = Connellsville | college = Indiana (1957–1960) | draftyear = 1961 | draftround = 16 | draftpick = 215 | pastteams = * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1961}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1964}})* * Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|1964|1968}}) * Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1968) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 4 | pfr = ScotWi20 }}

'''Wilbert James Scott''' (March 13, 1939 – July 16, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Scott was selected in the 1961 NFL draft<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilbert Scott LB, at NFL.com|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/wilbertscott/255231/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> in the 215th pick of the 16th round. He played college football at Indiana University<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilbert Scott NFL Football Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ScotWi20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> for the Indiana Hoosiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/s/scot09000.html|title=Wilbert Scott Stats|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=February 3, 2026}}</ref>

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