Gordon Scott Appleton was an American football defensive tackle in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.
12 Facts About Scott Appleton
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Scott Appleton played college football at the University of Texas, which won the national championship in 1963.
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Scott Appleton was born on February 20,1942, in McCulloch County, Texas to Gordon Frederick Scott Appleton and Alberda Methelda Leifeste.
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Scott Appleton attended Brady High School, where he was an All-state tackle.
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Scott Appleton accepted a football scholarship from the University of Texas, where he became a three-year starter and a tri-captain.
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Scott Appleton was named All-American, was the school's first Outland Trophy winner and he finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
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Scott Appleton contributed to the defense setting 2 records by holding Navy without a rushing first down and limiting them to minus 14 yards rushing.
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Scott Appleton's career with the Oilers was a disappointment, playing until 1966.
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Scott Appleton was the Chargers' starter at right defensive tackle for 2 seasons and led the team in solo tackles in 1968.
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Scott Appleton never missed a game during his NFL career.
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Scott Appleton eventually ended up at the Fourth Street Inn, a project of the First Baptist Church and Rev Jimmy Allen, in San Antonio, Texas, where they would feed the homeless and conduct Bible readings.
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Scott Appleton quit drinking and began studying to become an ordained minister.