Herb Rapp
American football player (1905–1983)
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Herbert "Hub" Leo Rapp (July 21, 1905 – July 21, 1983) was an American football player.
Hamilton, Ohio
Los Altos Hills, California
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|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 21, 1905 Hamilton, Ohio |
| Died | July 21, 1983 (aged 78) Los Altos Hills, California |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hamilton (OH) |
| College | Xavier |
| Career history | |
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Rapp played college football for St. Xavier (now known as Xavier University). He was captain and starting center for the 1926 St. Xavier Musketeers football team that compiled a 9–1 record. He received more All-America and all-conference honors than any player from southern Ohio.[1] He won a reputation as "one of the greatest college players to ever don the moleskins in this section of the country."[2] In 1929, he played for the Ashland Armcos football team.[2]
Rapp also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Staten Island Stapletons (1930-1931). He appeared in 19 NFL games, nine as a starter.[3] In September 1930, Red Roberts rated Rapp as the greatest all-around linemen in professional football at that time. Roberts said of Rapp: "He can do anything any other center man can do, and the majority of it a trifle better."[4]