Complex sentence: The character of John Doggett on the television series "The X-Files" was named in homage of Jerry Doggett; the show's creator, Chris Carter, is a Dodgers fan and had previously named the show's Dana Scully character for Vin Scully.
Split into simpler sentences: The character of John Doggett on the television series "The X-Files" was named in homage of Jerry Doggett. The show's creator, Chris Carter, is a Dodgers fan and had previously named the show's Dana Scully character for Vin Scully.