New Canaan Football is excited to welcome back one of the greatest Rams of all time, Scott Overbeck.
The youngest of three boys born to legendary NCHS sports figures Don and Gail Overbeck, Scott — a 1991 NCHS grad — was a two-way starter for Lou Marinelli from his sophomore through senior years, starring at both fullback and defensive line. A bruising runner and aggressive defender with a rare combination of size, strength and speed, Scott had one of the most accomplished careers in Ram Football history.
After a successful career playing Pop Warner football, things started off great for Scott at New Canaan High as his freshman team coached by Dave Campbell and Hans Schneider went undefeated. In his sophomore year New Canaan qualified for the FCIAC’s but lost in the semifinal to Greenwich. A highlight of Scott’s senior year was scoring the winning touchdown in the final play of the Trumbull game. He was named 1990’s Connecticut Player of the Year by the New Haven Register, gaining 1,019 yards and becoming the first Ram to eclipse the century mark since Dennis Paglialunga did it 17 years earlier.
Scott was awarded a full five-year football scholarship to play at the University of North Carolina under Coach Mack Brown. Overbeck redshirted his freshman year and played as an offensive guard as a backup his second and third year. He earned the starting job as right offensive guard during spring football of his third year but would miss his entire fourth season due to a broken leg that occurred one week before the start of the season. He was able to make it back his senior season and started his final game in the CARQUEST Bowl against SEC West Champion Arkansas. While at UNC, Overbeck played on teams that were invited to four Bowl games.
In addition to his exploits on the gridiron, Scott was the sixth man on the legendary 1989 NCHS basketball team, eventually becoming a team co-captain as a senior. He also played varsity lacrosse for the Rams as a freshman, sophomore and senior — missing his junior campaign with a knee injury.
After many years of coaching youth football, basketball and lacrosse in his hometown of Darien, Scott returns to New Canaan High School to coach the Rams’ Tight Ends in 2024. Married to fellow 1991 NCHS grad Jenna Stewart, Scott is the proud dad of Grayden, Rhys, Merryn, Ellery and Tierney.