// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Ben Scotti a great astronomer? Star-tlingly good!
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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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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).[1] 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.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ben Scotti Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Benjamin Joseph Scotti". Ever Loved. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Scotti". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ben Scotti at IMDb
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