John Rapacz

John Joseph Rapacz
Born: April 25, 1924
Rosedale, OH USA
Deceased: January 2, 1991
Midwest City, OK
Position: C-LB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 252
College: West. Michigan, Oklahoma
High School: Central (Kalamazoo, MI)
Career: 1948-1954
Drafted: 1947 in Round 3, #15 overall by the Boston Yanks

John Rapacz played from 1948 to 1954 during his career with the Chicago Hornets, Chicago Rockets and New York Giants.


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Defense and Fumbles:

Year Team Tackle Brup Fum F Rec FYds FTD FF
1950NFL New York Giants02000
1952NFL New York Giants01000
NFL003000
Totals0003000

Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1948AAFCChicago Rockets103
1949AAFCChicago Hornets127
1950NFLNew York Giants1010
1951NFLNew York Giants1212
1952NFLNew York Giants87
1953NFLNew York Giants1212
1954NFLNew York Giants120

Honors

1949 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)


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