Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp
	Kapp in 1960
No. 82, 22, 11
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	March 19, 1938; Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Died:	May 8, 2023 (aged 85); San Jose, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hart (Santa Clarita, California)
College:	California (1956–1958)
NFL draft:	1959 / Round: 18 / Pick: 209
Career history
As a player:
	Washington Redskins (1959)*; Calgary Stampeders (1959–1960); BC Lions (1961–1966); Minnesota Vikings (1967–1969); Boston Patriots (1970);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	California (1982–1986); Sacramento Attack (1992);
As an administrator:
	BC Lions (1990) (GM);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL NFL champion (1969); Pro Bowl (1969); CFL CFL Grey Cup champion (1964); Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1963); 2× CFL All-Star (1963, 1964); 2× CFL West-All-Star (1963, 1964); BC Lions No. 22 retired; Bob Bourne Memorial Trophy (1963); NCAA First-team All-American (1958); Pop Warner Trophy (1958); First-team All-PCC (1958); Second-team All-PCC (1957); NFL record Most touchdown passes in a game: 7 (tied); As a coach Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1982);
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:
TD–INT:	40–64
Passing yards:	5,911
Completion percentage:	48.9%
Passer rating:	55.1
Passing attempts:	918
Passing completions:	449
Career CFL statistics
TD–INT:
TD–INT:	136–129
Passing yards:	22,725
Passing attempts:	2,709
Passing completions:	1,476
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Joseph Robert Garcia Kapp (March 19, 1938 – May 8, 2023) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Patriots. Kapp led the BC Lions to their first Grey Cup Championship victory in 1964. With the Vikings, he led them to victory in the 1969 NFL Championship Game, the only league championship in team history. Kapp returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Golden Bears from 1982 to 1986. He was the general manager and president of the BC Lions in 1990.

Kapp is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, the BC Lions Wall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame. Kapp's #22 jersey is one of eight numbers retired by the Lions.^[1] In November 2006, Kapp was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.^[2] Sports Illustrated once called him "The Toughest Chicano".^[3] Kapp is the only player to play quarterback in the Super Bowl, Rose Bowl, and the Grey Cup.