Scott Appleton
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 20, 1942 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brady, Texas | ||||||||
| Date of death: | March 5, 1992 (aged 50) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Brady, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: |
1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 (By the Dallas Cowboys) |
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| AFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | ||||||||
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| Games played-started: | 70-28 |
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| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 3 |
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Gordon Scott Appleton (February 20, 1942 - March 2, 1992) was an American football defensive lineman in the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Texas, which won the national championship in 1963. Appleton was a consensus 1963 All-American who won the Outland Trophy that year as well.
Gordon Scott Appleton was born on February 20, 1942, in McCulloch County, Texas to Gordon Frederick Appleton and Alberda Methelda Leifeste. He was a three-year starter and a tri-captain for the Texas Longhorns football team. He earned All-SWC honors in 1962 and 1963. As a senior, he helped Texas win its first National Championship. He was named All-American, was the school's first Outland Trophy winner and he finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He was also a member of the Texas Cowboys.
In the 1964 NFL Draft the Dallas Cowboys had their sights on acquiring Dave Parks, but after he was selected earlier than expected, they drafted Appleton in the first round and traded his rights to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for Buddy Dial, one of the best wide receivers in the NFL at the time. Although the Steelers thought he would sign with them, he ended up signing with the Houston Oilers of the AFL, who had also drafted him in the first round. The voice of the Steelers, Myron Cope, described the shenanigans both teams used in the attempt to sign Appleton as the "Buddy Dial for Nothing" trade and was one of his favorite stories.
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