Offensive tackle, Texas, to 1963

Scott Appleton

Born
Feb 20, 1942, in Brady, Texas
Died
Mar 2, 1992, in Brady, Texas

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Scott Appleton played offensive tackle at Texas (to 1963). He won the 1963 Outland Trophy. He finished fifth in the 1963 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1963. The Dallas Cowboys took Appleton in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1964 NFL Draft. The Houston Oilers also took him in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1964 AFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1963
Outland Trophy, UPI Lineman of the Year and 2 more
Heisman vote
5th
In the 1963 vote
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1964 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1962 and 1963; National champions, 1963

All-America: consensus 1963; AFCA third team 1962

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1964–⁠66AFLHouston Oilers
1967–⁠68AFLSan Diego Chargers
1969AFLOakland Raiders
1974WFLPortland Storm

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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