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Canton, Ohio

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Donald E "don" Scott Obituary

Graduation Year Class of 1936
Date of Passing Oct 01, 1943
About All American Football player for McKinley High and Ohio State University.
Led McKinley to state and OSU to national championships in both Football and Basketball
He entered the United States Army Air Forces it was as a commissioned pilot.
On October 1, 1943, Capt. Don Scott died when his B-26 Marauder bomber crashed in England while he was in training. Ohio State University trustees named the school's new airport after him. The training field near McKinley High is also named after him.
Donald E "don" Scott