Hall of Fame
Harold Scott is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of West Virginia State College. He earned a master's degree at the University of Pittsburgh and further studied at the Universities of Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Indiana, and New Mexico.
Mr. Scott came to Fayetteville State in 1946 as a physical education instructor and assistant coach in football, basketball, and baseball to Coach “Gus” Gaines. He established and coached the first modern-era track team at Fayetteville State in 1954, both indoor and outdoor.
His teams were the first Fayetteville State teams to go to the CIAA, Penn Relays, and Madison Square Garden. He was promoted to athletic director in 1957 and served in that capacity for twelve years. He was the Fayetteville State liaison to the Red Cross and was responsible for the certification of physical education majors.
He chaired the physical education department from 1961 to 1970 and was president of the CIAA for one year. In 1973, he was appointed as the first director of the National Youth Sports Program and served as director for the first three years.
Coach Scott is a 1990 inductee into the Fayetteville State Hall of Fame.
