Alex Kapter
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Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
 Kapter in 1946 | |||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||
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| Born | March 26, 1922 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Died | July 25, 2005 (aged 83) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Waukegan | ||||
| College | Northwestern | ||||
| NFL draft | 1944: 21st round, 211th overall pick | ||||
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Alexander Joe Kapter (March 26, 1922 – July 26, 2005) was an American professional football player who was a guard for one season with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Kapter played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and joined the Browns after a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Cleveland won the AAFC championship in 1946, his only season as a professional football player.
Kapter attended Northwestern University, where he played for the Wildcats. He started play as a sophomore year in 1941, but only became the team's regular left guard in 1942.[1] Kapter entered the U.S. Navy in 1943, but was allowed to stay at Northwestern along with the football team's quarterback, Otto Graham, to finish the season.[2] Kapter played in the College All-Star Game in 1943 and was named to the team again in 1944.[3] The Navy barred him from participating in the 1944 game, however, because of a rule that disallowed any activity that would require an absence of 48 hours or more.[4]
