John Cappelletti was born on August 9,1952 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers.
18 Facts About John Cappelletti
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John Cappelletti was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
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John Cappelletti was awarded the 1973 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, the UPI College Football Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Award, the Chic Harley Award, as well as receiving All-America honors.
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John Cappelletti was a member of the Gamma Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Penn State.
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The movie was based on the book of the same name written by Richard E Peck and chronicled the bond between the two brothers as Cappelletti supported his young brother, ill with cancer.
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The morning of the game, John Cappelletti asked Joey what he wanted for his upcoming 11th birthday.
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John Cappelletti quietly took his seat on the bench, without telling Paterno of Joey's wish.
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Late in the third quarter, one of John Cappelletti's teammates told Paterno of Joey's wish.
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On Penn State's next possession, Paterno shouted "22" and John Cappelletti took the field; he scored his fourth touchdown on the same possession, and pointed to Joey as he ran off the field.
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John Cappelletti was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993, and is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
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John Cappelletti was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 2009 Inductee Class.
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John Cappelletti was joined in the honor by linebackers Jack Ham, LaVar Arrington, and Shane Conlan.
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John Cappelletti was the eleventh overall pick of the 1974 NFL Draft, taken by the Los Angeles Rams.
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John Cappelletti played nine seasons in the league, five with the Rams, and four with the San Diego Chargers.
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John Cappelletti missed the entire 1979 season due to a groin injury.
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John Cappelletti is married with four sons and resides in Laguna Niguel, California with his wife Betty.
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John Cappelletti's sister-in-law is the daughter of Heisman Trophy winner Alan Ameche.
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John Cappelletti is not related to former Boston Patriots star and 1964 AFL MVP Gino Cappelletti.