Dick Capp
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Portland, Maine, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker / tight end | ||||
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| Born | April 9, 1942 Portland, Maine, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Portland (ME) Deering | ||||
| College | Boston College | ||||
| AFL draft | 1966: 17th round, 147th overall pick | ||||
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Richard Francis Capp (born April 9, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and tight end. From Portland, Maine, he played college football for the Boston College Eagles and was selected by the Boston Patriots in the 17th round of the 1966 American Football League draft. After a season with the Patriots' taxi squad and playing with the minor league Lowell Giants, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 1967. He appeared in two regular season games for the Packers and was later activated for Super Bowl II, where he recovered a fumble in the Packers' win. He later was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and concluded his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Capp was born on April 9, 1942, in Portland, Maine.[1] He attended Deering High School in Portland where he competed in football, baseball, basketball and track and field.[2] He was an All-Maine selection at end in football and helped Deering win the 1959 state championship, their first.[3][4] In high school, Capp was "tall and lean", standing at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) while weighing 170 pounds (77 kg).[2] After attending Deering, Capp spent a post-graduate year at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts before enrolling at Boston College to play basketball for the Boston College Eagles, having no intention of playing football there.[4]
College career
Capp attended Boston College from 1962 to 1965.[1] He did not play football in his first year and instead played basketball.[1][5] In a summer spent at his parents' house, he began lifting weights and "drank milkshakes loaded with half a dozen raw eggs"; according to the Portland Press Herald, "Fifty pounds later, bony and lanky became a rock-solid 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), 255 pounds (116 kg)".[4] During a basketball practice, Capp was noticed by the football team's coach and invited to join.[2] Capp made the team at end in 1963 and then was shifted to start at right tackle due to injuries.[3][5] Later on, he was moved to playing defensive end for Boston College, then finally to linebacker.[4][6] As a senior in 1965, he was described as one of Boston College's "defensive stars".[7] Capp also spent two years on the varsity basketball team for the Eagles.[8]
