Gino Cappelletti
Geno Raymond Michael Cappelletti "Duke"
Born: March 26, 1934
Keewatin, MN USA
Deceased: May 12, 2022
Position: FL-SE-DB-WR-K
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Minnesota
High School: Keewatin (MN)
Career: 1960-1970
Gino Cappelletti played from 1960 to 1970 during his career with the Boston Patriots. Cappelletti caught 292 passes for 4,589 yards and 42 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 158.3 |
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| AFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1964 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 45 | 768 | 17.1 | 53 | 8 | 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 34 | 479 | 14.1 | 40 | 5 | 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 34 | 493 | 14.5 | 38 | 2 | 1964 | AFL Boston Patriots | 49 | 865 | 17.7 | 58 | 7 | 1965 | AFL Boston Patriots | 37 | 680 | 18.4 | 57 | 9 | 1966 | AFL Boston Patriots | 43 | 676 | 15.7 | 63 | 6 | 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 35 | 397 | 11.3 | 35 | 3 | 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 30 | 2 | 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
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| AFL | 292 | 4589 | 15.7 | 63 | 42 | |
| Totals | 292 | 4589 | 15.7 | 63 | 42 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 32 | 30 | 93.8 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 54 | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 50 | 48 | 96.0 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 99 | 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 40 | 38 | 95.0 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 98 | 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 36 | 35 | 97.2 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 101 | 1964 | AFL Boston Patriots | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 111 | 1965 | AFL Boston Patriots | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 78 | 1966 | AFL Boston Patriots | 36 | 35 | 97.2 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 83 | 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 30 | 29 | 96.7 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 77 | 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 71 | 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 27 | 26 | 96.3 | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 68 | 1970 | NFL Boston Patriots | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 30 |
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| AFL | 340 | 330 | 97.1 | 318 | 170 | 53.5 | 840 | |
| NFL | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 353 | 342 | 96.9 | 333 | 176 | 52.9 | 870 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 147 | 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 128 | 1963 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 113 | 1964 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 1965 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 132 | 1966 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 119 | 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 95 | 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 83 | 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 68 | 1970 | NFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| AFL | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 330 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1100 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 342 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1130 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 2 | 1961 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 14 | 1962 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 14 | 1963 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 13 | 1964 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 13 | 1965 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 14 | 1966 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 14 | 1967 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 13 | 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 2 | 1969 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | Boston Patriots | 13 | 0 |
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Awards
1964 - AFL AP Player of the Year
1964 - AFL UPI Player of the Year
Honors
1961 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1963 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
