1. Charles Zapiec was born on July 1,1949 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes.
13 Facts About Chuck Zapiec
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Chuck Zapiec earned his All-American status as a linebacker in the only year that he played linebacker at "Linebacker U".
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Chuck Zapiec was selected in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Chuck Zapiec started every game at Penn State that he was eligible for and graduated with the best record of any Penn State Player ever, 34 and 1, winning two Orange Bowls, defeating Kansas and Missouri, and one Cotton Bowl, a win over Texas.
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Chuck Zapiec was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft.
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Chuck Zapiec faced a difficult challenge in making the team, after the Cowboys selected five linebackers and had one of the best linebacking corps in NFL history already in place.
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In 1973, Chuck Zapiec was claimed by the Montreal Alouettes who were coached by Marv Levy.
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Chuck Zapiec was a CFL All-Star two times and was a part of two Grey Cup victories for the Alouettes.
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Chuck Zapiec left the team to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Chuck Zapiec has the distinction of playing for the winningest coach in college football, Joe Paterno, and the winningest coach in professional football, Don Shula.
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Chuck Zapiec played for two other Pro Football Hall of Fame coaches, Tom Landry and Marv Levy.
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Chuck Zapiec later founded and became chief executive officer of an Internet company, appliedE, focused on "knowledge archival and recollection systems and methods", used by professionals to bill their clients for research done over the Internet.
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Chuck Zapiec registered five patents, which formed the basis of the company's software product, PartnerOnline.