Colin Scotts

{{Short description|Australian gridiron football player (born 1963)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Colin Scotts

| number = 69

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 263

| high_school = The Scots College (Sydney)

| college = Hawaii

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 70

| pastteams =

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}}){{cite web |title=Colin Scotts |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/s/scot09600.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=15 June 2024}}
• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1989}})*

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 2.0

| pfr = ScotCo20

}}

Colin Roberts Scotts (born 26 April 1963) is an Australian former professional American football defensive tackle. Scotts was the first Australian to receive an American football scholarship in the United States and be drafted into the National Football League (NFL). He became the second Australian to play in the NFL after Colin Ridgeway, an Australian rules football convert.[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/08/1094530696632.html?from=storylhs McBriar starts NFL journey against man who made him – Sport – www.smh.com.au]

Growing up in Palm Beach, Sydney, Scotts first played rugby union for The Scots College and was a member of the Undefeated 1981 Australian Schoolboys Rugby team.[http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1915872.htm?queensland Michael Milton and Colin Scotts] During the tour Scotts scored 7 tries including two against England Schoolboys at Twickenham. He later moved to Hawaii, on a full football scholarship after being spotted by an assistant coach during a rugby game. After being drafted in the third round of the 1987 NFL draft,[http://www.theredzone.org/draft_history/showschool.asp?School=Hawaii Hawaii NFL Draft Picks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815190943/http://www.theredzone.org/draft_history/showschool.asp?School=Hawaii |date=15 August 2007 }}[http://n-c-systems.com/football/DraftTrades/1987.html 1987 NFL Draft Transactions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928072741/http://n-c-systems.com/football/DraftTrades/1987.html |date=28 September 2007 }}{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} he forged a career in the NFL where he played as a defensive tackle in twelve games during the 1987 season for the St. Louis Cardinals.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141224082244/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCOTTCOL01 Colin Scotts Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards – databaseFootball.com]}} In 1988 Scotts was traded to the Houston Oilers and played seven games during the 1988 season.

In 1993 Scotts began a professional wrestling career with the WWF. He retired in 1995 despite being offered a lucrative contract to continue.