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Lloyd Scott, MBE (born 13 October 1961) is an English former professional football goalkeeper and charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons.

On 2 July 2012 the BBC reported that Scott, wearing a 130 lb (59 kg) diving suit, was the first person to complete the 2012 Olympic Marathon Course in a time of six days.^[1]

Football career

Between 1978 - 1983 Scott played as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient Watford and Blackpool.^[2]

References

^ "London 2012: Olympic marathon course finished by diving suit man Lloyd Scott". London: BBC. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ "Former Watford footballer's snail's pace for charity". 11 May 2011.

External links

[1] "London 2012: Olympic marathon course finished by diving suit man Lloyd Scott". London: BBC. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[2] "Former Watford footballer's snail's pace for charity". 11 May 2011.

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-'''Lloyd Scott''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 13 October 1961 in [[Rainham, London]]) is an English former professional [[association football|football]] [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] and now charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons and bumming foxes. He is notable for competing in the 2002 London Marathon in a deep-sea diving costume during which he broke the world record for slowest marathon time.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} The diving suit he wore is now on display at the [[National Maritime Museum]] in Greenwich, London. The number he wore is still attached to the suit on display.
+'''Lloyd Scott''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 13 October 1961) is an English former professional [[association football|football]] [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] and charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons.
-On 2 July 2012 the [[BBC]] reported that Scott, wearing a 130lb (59kg) [[diving suit]], was the first person to complete the [[2012 Olympic Marathon Course]] in a time of six days.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012: Olympic marathon course finished by diving suit man Lloyd Scott |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18308391 |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=2 June 2012 |accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref>
+On 2 July 2012 the [[BBC]] reported that Scott, wearing a 130&nbsp;lb (59&nbsp;kg) [[diving suit]], was the first person to complete the [[2012 Olympic Marathon Course]] in a time of six days.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012: Olympic marathon course finished by diving suit man Lloyd Scott |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18308391 |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=2 June 2012 |accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref>
-==Charity Challenges==
+==Football career==
+Between 1978 - 1983 Scott played as a goalkeeper for [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] Watford and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9019763.former-watford-footballer-lloyd-scott-dressed-in-snail-costume-taking-part-in-london-marathon-for-action-for-kids/|title = Former Watford footballer's snail's pace for charity| date=11 May 2011 }}</ref>
-After surviving [[leukaemia]], Scott has raised more than £5 million for a number of charitable causes, through what he calls "alternative charity fundraising events", including the following:
-List of Lloyd Scott's Charity Challenges
-•	April 1989: [[London Marathon]] – Just three weeks before life saving [[bone marrow transplant]] for leukaemia
-•	April 1990: London Marathon – Less than a year after transplant to show there is 'life after leukaemia'.
-•	October 1992: [[Snowdonia Marathon]] – Britain's toughest marathon
-•	November 1993: [[Everest Marathon]] – Staged 18,000 feet up the world's highest peak
-•	August 1995: Abseiled down a giant piece the size of [[Blackpool Tower]]
-•	September 1995: Complete Olympic distance [[triathlon]]
-•	March 1996: Firewalk over burning coals
-•	April 1996: Completed London Marathon in polar expedition gear
-•	May 1996: Sahara Marathon des Sables – 150-mile ultra marathon carrying all equipment.
-•	Oct – Jan 96–97: Scott 2 the South Pole – Expedition to the [[South Pole]]
-•	March 1997: 125-mile [[Devizes]] to [[Westminster]] canoe marathon
-•	July 1997: Fastnet yacht race
-•	September 1997: Climbed Kilimanjaro on a [[llama]]
-•	July 1998: Completed 135-mile Death Valley ultra marathon in 140 degrees of heat
-•	April 1999: Expedition to the [[North Pole]].
-•	Feb 2001: Climbed [[Mt. Aconcagua|Mt Aconcagua]], [[Argentina]] (22,841ft)
-•	October 2001: 168km Jordan Desert Cup ultra marathon – dressed as [[Indiana Jones]]
-•	April 2002: London Marathon in deep-sea diving suit – Taking 5 days, 8 hours, 29 mins and 46 seconds to complete
-•	November 2002: [[New York City Marathon]] in deep-sea diving suit – again finishing on the sixth day
-•	June 2003: Edinburgh Marathon in deep-sea diving suit – this time taking 6 days 4 hours, 30 mins and 56 seconds
-•	August 2003: Completed the Marathon of Britain – 175-mile ultra marathon
-•	September 2003: Completed [[Great North Run]] in deep-sea diving suit
-•	October 2003: Completed the world's first underwater marathon in deep-sea diving suit in [[Loch Ness]] – taking 12 days
-•	Feb 2004: First person to watch a film underwater, watching '[[Finding Nemo]]' DVD in tank at the [[London Aquarium]]
-•	July 2004: [[Sport Relief]] Challenge – walked to top of [[BT Tower]] London in deep-sea diving suit
-•	Oct–Dec 2004: Cycled [[penny-farthing]] across Australia – [[Perth]] to Sydney, nearly 3,000 miles taking 50 days
-•	May 2005: 'Swam' from [[John O'Groats]] to [[Land's End]] in swimming pool on back of a lorry, taking 12 days
-•	September 2005: Completed [[Great North Run]] in Apollo 17 spacesuit on bouncy stilts
-•	April 2006:  Completed London Marathon as [[St George]] in 100lb suit of armour, pulling 200lb dragon, taking over eight days.  Helped [[Sir Steve Redgrave]] break world fundraising record of £1.8 million
-•	April 2007: Completed London Marathon as Indiana Jones – 'chased' (but really pulling) 350 lb boulder around course
-•	May 2007: Trekked the Inca trail to [[Machu Picchu]]
-•	April 2008: London Marathon as [[Iron Giant]] – 9 feet tall robot, weighing 70 lbs, on stilts taking 6 days
-•	April 2009: London Marathon as [[The Beatles]] ([[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt Pepper]] uniforms) in the [[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]
-•	July – Sept 2009: Land's End to John O'Groats walk with life size [[tyrannosaurus rex]] – 'T-Rex Treks' taking 72 days, raising £175,000 for [[Teenage Cancer Trust]]
-•	June 2010: World's deepest underground marathon, 12,000 feet down at bottom of world's deepest mine in, South Africa – severe heat and humidity over two miles underground
-•	April – May 2011: Magic Marathon – dragged around London Marathon as [[Brian the Snail]] from the Magic Roundabout, taking 27 days
-•	May – June 2012: Completed Diamond Jubilee Marathon in deep sea diving suit on behalf of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, becoming the first person to complete London 2012 Olympic Marathon course.
-•	May 2014: Completed the [[Maldon mud race]] in a diving suit.
-* Lloyd is a Pro Dono Ambassador
-Scott has been injured during some of his events. For example, he injured his shoulder during the underwater marathon when he fell off a {{convert|15|ft|adj=on}} ledge while in the loch. After being awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 2005, Scott joked that the award should stand for "Mad, Bonkers and Eccentric".
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1935471.stm "Marathon man erodes lead boots"] – [[BBC News]]
-* [http://www.tivertonpeople.co.uk/news/Lloyd-Scott-MBE-Spotlight/article-1223942-detail/article.html Lloyd Scott interview on his trek from Land's End to John O'Groats]
+* [https://archive.today/20130505074359/http://www.tivertonpeople.co.uk/news/Lloyd-Scott-MBE-Spotlight/article-1223942-detail/article.html Lloyd Scott interview on his trek from Land's End to John O'Groats]
-* [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article952042.ece "Running Machine"] – ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]''
 * [http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/daily-feature/Tyrannosaurus-TREKS.5588125.jp "Tyrannosaurus! TREKS!"] – ''[[Blackpool Gazette]]''
-* [http://www.tobn.co.uk/all-personalities/lloyd-scott.php Profile at The Old Boys Network]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090706061004/http://www.tobn.co.uk/all-personalities/lloyd-scott.php Profile at The Old Boys Network]
+{{authority control}}
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