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John Rapacz

Rapacz, John Joseph
Height: 6-4 Weight: 252
Born: April 25, 1924 Rosedale, OH
Died: January 2, 1991 Midwest City, OK
High School: Central (Kalamazoo, MI)
YearCollegeStatus
1942Western MichiganLettered
1946OklahomaLettered
1947Oklahoma
Draft: 7th round (56th overall) 1947 Cleveland Browns; 3rd round (15th overall) 1947 Boston Yanks
Military Service: United States Navy
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC20C-LOT-ROT105
1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC)1949 CHI AAFC20C-LB1212
1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL53C1110
1951 New York Giants (NFL)1951 NYG NFL53C1212
1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL53C97
1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL53C1212
1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL53C110
7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL7758
TransactionDateTeam
Draft12/16/19461947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL
Draft12/21/19461947 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1947 CLE AAFC
Signed1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC
Traded2/16/19481948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC
Allocation Draft6/2/19501950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL
Released1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL
Assigned on Waivers7/9/19551955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL
Injured Reserve1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL
Free Agent5/1/19561955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL
AWARDS
1950 New York Daily News All-NFL
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL0011200
1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL0001100
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0012300
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