Scott Conover | |
Number: | 76 |
Position: | Tackle / Guard |
Birth Date: | 27 September 1968 |
Birth Place: | Neptune, New Jersey, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 285 |
High School: | Freehold |
College: | Purdue |
Draftyear: | 1991 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 118 |
Pastteams: |
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Statlabel1: | Games Played |
Statvalue1: | 67 |
Statlabel2: | Games Started |
Statvalue2: | 27 |
Kelsey Scott Conover (born September 27, 1968) is a former professional football player. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.[1]
He appeared in a 2007 NutriSystem for Men commercial and spoke the line: "Scott Conover, 100 pounds." The product had the tag line: "Pizza, pot roast, pasta: Real food for real guys."[2]
A native of Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Scott graduated from Freehold High School and went on to attend and play football for Purdue University in Indiana. While at Purdue Scott was a defensive lineman for his first three seasons before being moved to offensive tackle. After only one season on the offensive line he was drafted into the NFL in the fifth round. He played six seasons in the NFL as offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions.[3]