Scrivener was born in 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] He attended Louisville's Male High School where he was co-captain of the track team. At the Kentucky state meet in May 1969, he led Male to a state championship, tallying 20 of the school's 41 points. He won the 180-yard low hurdles and the long jump and placed second in the 100-yard dash and the triple jump.[2]
Scrivener was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 1973 NFL draft.[9] He attended the Cowboys' training camp, but he contracted a virus in his chest and was advised by his doctor not to play during the 1972 season.[3] He was released by the Cowboys in September 1973.[10][11]
In 1975, Scrivener was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, but was released after a team doctor concluded that he was unable to play due to a back injury sustained in college and an abnormal heartbeat that he had since childhood. Scrivener noted at the time that a doctor had cleared him to play in Birmingham one year earlier, and he believed he was being given the run-around. Scrivener chose not to return to the WFL and retired from football.[10][13]
Later life and honors
After his football career ended, Scrivener became a fire inspector for the Louisville Fire Department. He is also a published author on fire safety issues involving children with special needs, newborns, and older adults.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
In 1990, he was inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame.[5] In 1999, he was named to the third-team on the Tulsa Football All-Century Team.[20]
^Lehna, Carlee; Twyman, Stephanie; Fahey, Erin; Coty, Mary-Beth; Williams, Joe; Scrivener, Drane; Wishnia, Gracie; Myers, John (2017). "An organizational process for promoting home fire safety in two community settings". Burns. 43 (1): 162–168. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2016.07.016. PMID27575679.
^Lehna, Carlee; Coty, Mary-Beth; Fahey, Erin; Williams, Joe; Scrivener, Drane; Wishnia, Gracie; Myers, John (2015). "Intervention study for changes in home fire safety knowledge in urban older adults". Burns. 41 (6): 1205–1211. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2015.02.012. PMID26088150.
^Lehna, Carlee; Fahey, Erin; Janes, Erika; Rengers, Sharon; Williams, Joe; Scrivener, Drane; Myers, John (2015). "Home fire safety education for parents of newborns". Burns. 41 (6): 1199–1204. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2015.02.009. PMID25816967.
^Lehna, Carlee; Janes, Erika; Rengers, Sharon; Graviss, Jackie; Scrivener, Drane; Knabel, Tom; Myers, John (2014). "Impact of children with special needs on differences in fire-safety education priorities, preferred method of education, and parent actions". Journal of Burn Care Research. 35 (2): 162–168. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e31828a480a. PMID23511292. S2CID205484086.
^Lehna, Carlee; Janes, Erika; Rengers, Sharon; Graviss, Jackie; Scrivener, Drane; Knabel, Tom; Carver, Elizabeth; Myers, John (2014). "Community partnership to promote home fire safety in children with special needs". Burns. 40 (6): 1179–1184. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2013.12.019. PMID24439932.