John Scully (American football)

John Scully

No. 61
Position:	Guard Center
Personal information
Born:	(1958-08-02) August 2, 1958 Huntington, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:	Holy Family (Huntington)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1981–1990)
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1981) Unanimous All-American (1980)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 112 Games started: 82 Fumble recoveries: 3
Player stats at PFR

John Francis Scully Jr. (born August 2, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s and early 1990s. Scully played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1980. He played for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for his entire pro career.

Early life

He was born in Huntington, New York.

College career

Scully attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was a team captain and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as the team's center. He is the writer of the popular Notre Dame anthem "Here Come the Irish."

Professional career

The Atlanta Falcons chose Scully in the fourth round (109th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL draft, and he played for the Falcons from 1981 to 1990. In his ten-year NFL career, he played in 112 games and started eighty-two of them.

In 1989, John played piano and sung Bruce Springsteen's Meeting Across The River, a rather obscure track off the Born To Run album, in a Super Bowl XXIII NFL players Talent Showcase. The event was telecast live on national television prior to game (where San Francisco beat Cincinnati, 20–16).