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sports2 years ago

Legendary Latino QB Joe Kapp passes away at 85.

Joe Kapp, the first Latino football player to take a team to the Super Bowl, died at the age of 85. Kapp was a trailblazer as one of the first Mexican American stars in pro football. He also still holds a share of the NFL single-game record with seven touchdown passes. Kapp played in the Canadian Football League, leading the British Columbia Lions to their first Grey Cup title in 1964. He was also a head coach at the University of California, Berkeley, where his team pulled off "The Play" in 1982.

via NBC News|
#canadian-football-league#joe-kapp#latino-football-player
sports2 years ago

Former NFL and Cal quarterback Joe Kapp dies at 85.

Joe Kapp, the former quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to Super Bowl IV in 1970, has died at the age of 85. Kapp played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League before joining the NFL in 1967. He gained a reputation for resilience in the face of injury and was labeled "the toughest Chicano" by Sports Illustrated. Kapp threw seven touchdown passes in a single game against the Baltimore Colts in September 1969, tying a single-game NFL record. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

via The New York Times|
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sports2 years ago

Former All-American and Super Bowl QB Joe Kapp dies at 85.

Joe Kapp, former quarterback at Cal and Minnesota Vikings, died at 85 after a 15-year battle with dementia. Kapp led the Golden Bears to the Pacific Coast Conference championship in 1958 and the Vikings to the Super Bowl in 1969. He is the only quarterback to lead teams to a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup, and Super Bowl. Kapp filed an antitrust suit against the NFL and won but wasn't awarded any damages. He feared he had CTE, and his brain will be studied at UC San Francisco to determine whether he was afflicted with the disease.

via ESPN|
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sports2 years ago

Former Vikings quarterback Joe Kapp passes away at 85.

Joe Kapp, the only quarterback to lead his team to the Rose Bowl, Super Bowl, and Grey Cup, has died at the age of 85 after a 15-year battle with dementia. Kapp played eight seasons in the CFL before joining the Minnesota Vikings in 1967 and reaching the Super Bowl two years later. He later became a college football coach at his alma mater, Cal, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Kapp's brain will be sent to the University of California San Francisco for study.

via USA TODAY|
#cfl#college-football#dementia
sports2 years ago

Legendary quarterback Joe Kapp passes away at 85.

Joe Kapp, former Cal quarterback and head coach, has died at the age of 85 after a 15-year battle with dementia. Kapp was known for his rugged and tenacious style of play, leading Cal to its last Rose Bowl appearance in 1959 and later propelling the Minnesota Vikings into the Super Bowl. He was also a charismatic leader, inspiring his teammates to play with the same passion and intensity he did. Kapp returned to Cal to become head coach in the 1980s, highlighted by The Play, Cal’s lateral-filled romp through the Stanford band.

via San Francisco Chronicle|
#alzheimers-disease#cal-football#joe-kapp