Scott Abbott Explained

Scott Abbott
Birth Name:Charles Scott Abbott
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education:Bishop's College School, McGill University, University of Tennessee, master’s degree, journalism, 1978[1] [2]
Occupation:Sports journalist
Board game inventor
Racehorse owner
Known For:Trivial Pursuit
Owner of the North Bay Battalion franchise

Charles Scott Abbott is the co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit along with Chris Haney.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Abbott is the owner of the North Bay Battalion hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] For his work in building this hockey club, he was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[14]

Born in Montreal, Quebec,[1] Abbott was a sports journalist for Canadian Press before creating Trivial Pursuit.[15] After his success in board games, he acquired a taste for horse racing. He named one of his star horses, Charlie Barley, after his son Charlie, who was of a similar age to the horse.[16] He owns C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable Ltd.[17] Its horse Smart Sky finished seventh in the 2010 Queen's Plate.[18] [19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quickfacts about Brampton Battalion owner Scott Abbott. The Mississauga News. 6 November 2012 . 9 September 2015.
  2. Web site: 9 People You Didn't Know Have a UT Connection. utk.edu. 15 January 2015 . 9 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Hasbro Board Games - Hasbro Games - Hasbro Gaming . Hasbro . trivialpursuit.com . 9 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110095846/http://www.trivialpursuit.com/trivialpursuit/about.html . January 10, 2010 .
  4. Web site: The History of Trivial Pursuit. https://archive.today/20120709084532/http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_trivia_pursuit.htm. dead. July 9, 2012. About.com Inventors. 9 September 2015.
  5. News: Trivial Pursuit's co-inventor never outpaced his demons. The Globe and Mail. 4 June 2010 . 9 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Trivial Pursuit: 10 facts about the game. 15 December 2014. The Daily Telegraph. 9 September 2015.
  7. The decline of Trivial Pursuit.. Slate. 14 April 2005 . 9 September 2015 . Curtis . Bryan .
  8. Web site: Battalion owner Scott Abbott glad relocation hasn't been messy; now the hard work begins in North Bay. Yahoo! Sports. 9 September 2015.
  9. Web site: Two teams, two dreams. 14 March 2014. Toronto Star. 9 September 2015.
  10. Web site: North Bay. North Bay Nugget. 9 September 2015.
  11. Web site: North Bay Fans Cheer On The Battalion. 101.9 The Fox. 9 September 2015.
  12. News: OHL's Brampton Battalion move to North Bay approved. Toronto Sun. 9 September 2015.
  13. Web site: The Official North Bay Battalion Website. North Bay Battalion. 9 September 2015.
  14. http://www.bramptonsports.ca/inductee.php?pk=111 Scott Abbott's Page in the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame
  15. Web site: Trivial Pursuit co-creator dies at 59 - CTV News. CTV News. 31 May 2010 . 9 September 2015.
  16. News: May 29, 1990 . Just trivial for Charley Barley . Montreal Gazette . Montreal .
  17. Web site: NHL returnees add spark. The London Free Press. 9 September 2015.
  18. http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/queensplate/Contender.aspx?id=23 The 2010 Queen's Plate at Woodbine Entertainment
  19. Web site: Nothing trivial in this pursuit. The Globe and Mail. 9 September 2015.
  20. Web site: Smart Sky Horse Pedigree. pedigreequery.com. 9 September 2015.

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