fbpx
Wikipedia

John Rapacz

John Joseph Rapacz (April 25, 1924 – January 2, 1991) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Chicago Rockets/Hornets. Rapacz played college football and baseball at the University of Oklahoma, where he was an All-American in football, and was drafted in the third round of the 1947 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks.[1] After retiring from the NFL Rapacz went on to become a Michigan High School Hall of Fame football coach for Hackett Catholic Central High School.

John Rapacz
Rapacz on a 1952 Bowman football card
Born:(1924-04-25)April 25, 1924
Rosedale, Ohio, U.S.
Died:January 2, 1991(1991-01-02) (aged 66)
Career information
Position(s)Center
CollegeOklahoma
NFL draft1947, Round: 3, Pick: 15
(By the Boston Yanks)
Career history
As player
1948–1949Chicago Rockets/Hornets (AAFC)
1950–1954New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
  • Playing stats at NFL.com

References edit

  1. ^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. February 17, 2022. p. 105. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

External links edit

In 1954 John was traded to the Baltimore Colts. He retired at the end of the 1955 season. He returned to college, finished his degree, became a teacher and Football coach at Hackett Catholic High School.


john, rapacz, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2023, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John Rapacz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Joseph Rapacz April 25 1924 January 2 1991 was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League NFL for the New York Giants He also played in the All America Football Conference AAFC for the Chicago Rockets Hornets Rapacz played college football and baseball at the University of Oklahoma where he was an All American in football and was drafted in the third round of the 1947 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks 1 After retiring from the NFL Rapacz went on to become a Michigan High School Hall of Fame football coach for Hackett Catholic Central High School John RapaczRapacz on a 1952 Bowman football cardBorn 1924 04 25 April 25 1924Rosedale Ohio U S Died January 2 1991 1991 01 02 aged 66 Career informationPosition s CenterCollegeOklahomaNFL draft1947 Round 3 Pick 15 By the Boston Yanks Career historyAs player1948 1949Chicago Rockets Hornets AAFC 1950 1954New York GiantsCareer highlights and awardsThird team All American 1947 Career statsPlaying stats at NFL comReferences edit 2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide PDF University of Oklahoma athletics February 17 2022 p 105 Retrieved July 3 2023 External links editIn 1954 John was traded to the Baltimore Colts He retired at the end of the 1955 season He returned to college finished his degree became a teacher and Football coach at Hackett Catholic High School Profile on NFL com John Rapacz at Find a Grave nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article related to sports in Oklahoma is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Rapacz amp oldid 1208219164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.