Scott Abbott
Canadian game designer
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Charles Scott Abbott is the co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit along with Chris Haney.[3][4][5][6] Abbott is the owner of the North Bay Battalion hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League.[7][8][9][10][11][12] For his work in building this hockey club, he was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[13]
Board game inventor
Racehorse owner
Owner of the North Bay Battalion franchise
Scott Abbott | |
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| Born | Charles Scott Abbott |
| Education | Bishop's College School, McGill University, University of Tennessee, master’s degree, journalism, 1978[1][2] |
| Occupations | Sports journalist Board game inventor Racehorse owner |
| Known for | Trivial Pursuit Owner of the North Bay Battalion franchise |
Born in Montreal, Quebec,[1] Abbott was a sports journalist for Canadian Press before creating Trivial Pursuit.[14] 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.[15] He owns C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable Ltd.[16] Its horse Smart Sky finished seventh in the 2010 Queen's Plate.[17][18][19]
