Dwight Scales
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | May 30, 1953 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Lee (AL) | ||||||||
| College | Grambling State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976 (5th round, 155th overall pick) | ||||||||
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Dwight Scales (born May 30, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round of 1976 NFL draft.[1] He also played for the New York Giants and San Diego Chargers before reuniting with his former Rams' coach, Chuck Knox, on the Seattle Seahawks.[2]
After his playing career ended, he worked as the offensive coordinator at St. Michael's Catholic Academy, a private Catholic high school in Austin, Texas from 1997 to 1999.[citation needed]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1990) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Morehouse | 1–7–1 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Morehouse: | 1–7–1 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–7–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Wide receiver Dwight Scales, a seven-year NFL veteran, has..." United Press International. May 3, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Dwight Scales". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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