Ben Scotti
American football player (1937–2025)
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Benjamin Joseph Scotti (June 9, 1937 – March 13, 2025) was an American producer and football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). A graduate of the University of Maryland (1959), Scotti played for the Washington Redskins (1959–1961), the Philadelphia Eagles (1962–1963), and the San Francisco 49ers (1964). In late November 1963, Scotti received brief national attention when he precipitated a fight with teammate John Mellekas that sent Mellekas to the hospital.[citation needed] He is the brother of media mogul Tony Scotti, with whom he co-produced a few television programs, most notably the lifeguard drama Baywatch, and also co-founded the Scotti Bros. record label which released music by artists such as Leif Garrett, Survivor and "Weird Al" Yankovic until the label was dissolved in the mid-1990s. He went on to form Banders. Scotti was portrayed by Will Forte in the 2022 film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story; the film is a satirical biopic loosely based on Yankovic's own life in which "Weird Al" is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe.
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | June 9, 1937 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 13, 2025 (aged 87) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | St. Benedict's (Newark) | ||||||||
| College | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1959: undrafted | ||||||||
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