Scott played 302 games in the brown and gold over a 15-year career that spanned between 1967 and 1981, winning three premierships with the club as well as the 1973 best and fairest award.
At 16 years of age he won a jumping and riding prize at the Royal Melbourne Show on a horse he had trained himself.
Because of his aggressive style of play, Scott was a frequent visitor to the tribunal, whether he was the purported instigator or the victim; he was reported 15 times but only suspended for a total of 11 matches.
In 1996, Scott was the founder of the "Operation Payback" campaign, which was ultimately successful in its efforts to prevent Hawthorn from merging with another AFL club, Melbourne.
However, upon Sheahan quitting the podcast in June 2020 due to fallout from comments he made about former AFL footballer Nicky Winmar, its name was changed to You Cannot Be Serious.
[7] In December 2021, Don Scott finally accepted being elevated to an official legend of the Hawthorn Football Club.