Joe Kapp
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Joe Kapp in 1960
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| Date of birth | March 19, 1938 |
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| Place of birth | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| College | California |
| NFL draft | 1959 / Round: 18 / Pick: 209 |
| Drafted by | Washington Redskins |
| Career history | |
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| 1990 | BC Lions (GM) |
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| 1982–1986 | California |
| 1992 | Sacramento Attack |
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| 1959–1960 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1961–1966 | BC Lions |
| 1967–1969 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1970 | Boston Patriots |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 1963, 1964 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1963, 1964 |
| Awards | BC Lions No. 22 retired |
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Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Patriots. Kapp returned to his alma mater to serve as head coach of the California Golden Bears from 1982 to 1986. He was the general manager and president of the BC Lions in 1990.
Kapp is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, the BC Lions Wall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame. Kapp's #22 jersey is one of eight numbers retired by the Lions. In November 2006, Kapp was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.Sports Illustrated once called him "The Toughest Chicano." Kapp is the only player to quarterback in the Super Bowl, Rose Bowl, and the Grey Cup.
Kapp played quarterback for William S. Hart High School, located in Newhall, California.
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