Larry Scott
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Sports Information
A native of Alexandria, Minn., Larry Scott spent 40 years as sports information director at Minnesota State University Moorhead before retiring in 2009.
A 1963 graduate of Alexandria High School, Scott received a B.S. degree in English from Moorhead State in 1967 and was appointed the first full-time MSC SID in 1969. Scott was named sports publicist of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference as well in 1970 working with the league until 2006.
Scott filled a three-year term (1984-87) as a college division representative on the Board of Directors of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Scott was presented the Ike Pearson award as NAIA SID of the Year in 1990 and received the Distinguished Service Award from MSUM in 1988. Scott was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Dragon Hall of Fame in 2009.
A member of the Roger Maris Celebrity Benefit Golf Tournament Committee, Scott served on the media relations committee for NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final Fours in 1992 and 2001.
Scott won 107 national awards for athletic publications, including 25 "Best in the Nation" certificates and is an adjunct professor in the MSU Moorhead Mass Communications department.
A member of the MSUM football broadcast team, Scott has worked 494 consecutive Dragon football games since 1967. He has also published a book on the life and legacy Ross Fortier, the legendary MSUM football coach that transformed the Dragons into a major player on the regional and national levels.
