Ben Scotti

Ben Scotti
No. 48, 28
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1937-06-09) June 9, 1937 (age 87)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
College:Maryland
Undrafted:1959
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:71
Interceptions:10
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Benjamin Joseph Scotti (born June 9, 1937) is a former producer and former American 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.