Sam Kaplan
Personal information
Born:(1898-06-05)June 5, 1898
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died:August 23, 1931(1931-08-23) (aged 33)
Perry Point, Maryland, U.S.
Weight:166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:Central (DC)
College:Lehigh, Catholic
Position:End
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Samuel Kaplan (June 5, 1898 – August 23, 1931) was an American football end who played for the Washington Senators of the National Football League (NFL), which was known as the APFA at the time.[1]

Kaplan was born in 1899 in Washington, DC.[1] He attended Washington's Central High School where he played at the end position for the football team and also competed for the basketball, baseball, and swimming teams.[2] The Washington Times wrote: "His work was of high order, and he is big and fast enought to make good at college."[3]

Kaplan played college football for Lehigh in 1918 and Catholic University in 1919.[1] He began the 1921 season playing professional football in the NFL for the Washington Senators. He started one game at right end for the club and scored a touchdown.[1] He resigned from the Senators and finished the 1921 season playing for the All-Stars.[4][5]

In September 1922, Kaplan was hired as the line coach at Kanawa club.[6][7]

Kaplan received a law degree from Georgetown University Law School. He died from pneumonia on August 23, 1931, at the age of 33 while at Perry Point, Maryland.[8][9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sam Kaplan Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  2. ↑ "Lafayette May Get Kaplan". The Washington Post. June 20, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lafayette Lands Two Local Stars: Kaplan, of Central, and Gardner, of Western, Go Up". The Washington Times. June 20, 1917. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "untitled". The Washington Post. December 24, 1921. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pros Will Battle All-Stars Today". The Washington Post. December 26, 1921. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Kaplan Will Coach Kanawha Prep Line". The Evening Star. September 30, 1922. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sandlot Football". The Washington Herald. October 10, 1922. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sam Kaplan Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  9. ↑ "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Death Takes Kaplan". Washington Evening Star. August 24, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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