University of Houston Athletics
Former UH SID and Houston Oilers Publicist Jack Scott Passes Away
April 15, 2004
Jack Scott, the sports information director at the University of Houston from 1949 to 1960, died Monday in Rockport, Texas, after a lengthy illness. He was 75.
Scott, who was the publicity director for the original Houston Oilers, was also an advertising executive in Houston for three decades following nearly 10 years with the Oilers.
A native of Corpus Christi, Scott was a graduate of the University of Houston. He and his wife, Sue, moved to Rockport after he retired. He was a former member of the Football Writers of America and COSIDA (College Sports Information Directors Association).
Survivors include his wife, Sue; three daughters, Sally Scott Dillahunty, Julie Prunty and Stacy Cheeseman of Houston; two sons, Chad and Blair Scott, both of Houston; and six grandchildren.
Mass will be celebrated at 3:30 p.m. April 24 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport. Charlie Marshall Funeral Home and Crematory of Rockport, Texas, will handle the arrangements. The address in Rockport is 814 E. Main and the phone number is (361) 729-2451.