Joe Kapp, a quarterback who led the Vikings to the Super Bowl in 1970 and once threw seven touchdowns in a game, has died at 85, according to reports.
Kapp remains the only quarterback to play in the Super Bowl, Rose Bowl and the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup.“Some form of challenge is necessary on every play that you play and if you don’t come up to that line of scrimmage as the quarterback ready to challenge that defense, they’re going to eat you up,” Kapp onceCenter Mick Tingelhoff told NFL Films of the time Kapp was particularly upset with an opposing linebacker.
Joe Kapp of the Minnesota Vikings runs with the ball against the Baltimore Colts during an NFL football game at Metropolitan Stadium on Octo. 22, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Kapp speaks onstage during ‘The Longest Yard’ screening on day 4 of the TCM Classic Film Festival 2016 on May 1, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.Kapp played for the University of California Bears, leading the team to the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1958 and the Rose Bowl in 1959, which resulted in a loss to Iowa.
In 1967, Kapp moved to the NFL, joining the Minnesota Vikings. The team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 1968. After the Vikings were upset in Super Bowl IV by the Chiefs, Kapp went unsigned for the 1970 season. He later joined the Boston Patriots but the team struggled, finishing 2-12.
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