Biography
Joseph Robert Garcia Kapp (March 19, 1938 β May 8, 2023) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback for the California Golden Bears. 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; with the Vikings, he led them to victory in the 1969 NFL Championship Game, the only league championship in team history. Kapp returned to his alma mater as head coach of the 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 BC 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 play quarterback in the Super Bowl, Rose Bowl, and the Grey Cup.
Filmography
all 14
Movies 11
TV Shows 3
self 1
Producer 1
Through the Banks of the Red Cedar (2018)
The Pigs vs. The Freaks (1984)
The Frisco Kid (1979)
Over the Edge (1979)
Semi-Tough (1977)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Captains and the Kings (1976)
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
Breakheart Pass (1975)
The Longest Yard (1974)
Nakia (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)
Adam-12 (1968)
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-03-19
Deathday2023-05-08 (85 years old)
Birth NameJoseph Robert Kapp
Birth PlaceSanta Fe, United States of America
Height1.88-meter
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsBritish Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, Canadian Football Hall of Fame
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