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Colin Roberts Scotts (born 26 April 1963) was the first Australian to receive an American football scholarship in the United States and be drafted into the NFL. He became the second Australian to play in the NFL after Colin Ridgeway, an Australian rules football convert.〔(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 1981 Australian Schoolboys Rugby team.〔(Michael Milton and Colin Scotts )〕 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,〔(Hawaii NFL Draft Picks )〕〔(1987 NFL Draft Transactions )〕 he forged a brief career in the NFL where he played as a defensive end and tight end in seven games in 1987 for the St Louis Cardinals〔(Colin Scotts Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com )〕 and was traded to the Houston Oilers but did not play for them.〔http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=4572〕 Colin attributes his success to his early coaches Brett Hinch and Michael Markidis and his 1/2 brother Sam tapp. 〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROqKP08gMJo〕 Today, Colin is a Healthy Active Ambassador for the Australian government.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colin Scotts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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