// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's John Rapacz? A wrap ace?
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 Rapacz on a 1952 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Positions | Center, linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | April 25, 1924 Rosedale, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 2, 1991 (aged 66) Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Michigan) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1947 (3rd round, 15th overall pick) | ||||||||
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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.
References
[edit]- ↑ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. February 17, 2022. p. 105. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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[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.
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