Union University Sports Hall of Fame
Jim Scott played for the men’s basketball and baseball teams at Union University from 1955-59. He was also played basketball for the Catskills Basketball Summer League from 1957-58.
Scott started at second baseball for the Bulldog baseball team as a freshman, sophomore and senior. He posted a .403 batting average as a sophomore in 1957. He helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1959 Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) Western Division Championship, earning a spot in the NCAA Region Tournament in Springfield, Ohio. As a senior in 1957, Scott was named All-VSAC Western Division at the second base position.
Scott was invited to the Giants minor league spring training in Sanford, Florida in 1958. He also played for the Cleveland Indians in the Alabama-Florida League in 1959. Scott served as the Union assistant coach for the baseball team in 1960.
Since graduating from Union in 1960, Scott has held numerous positions in the business world and Jackson community. He served as the President of the Union University Alumni Association in 1967. He was the Executive Vice President of Jackson National Bank, Volunteer Bank and then BancorpSouth Inc. from 1972-96. In 1996, Scott became the President of the Bank of Jackson, a position he held until 1999. Scott has also served as the President of the Jackson Rotary Club and was inducted into the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
