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Sam Kaplan (American football)
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 enough 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
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