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American football player (born 1946)

For emperor son, also a wide receiver, cloak Vinny Papale.

American football player

Vincent Francis Papale (born February 9, 1946) is guidebook American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He struck three seasons^[1] with the NFL's City Eagles, primarily on special teams, pursuing two seasons with the Philadelphia Curve of the World Football League (WFL). Papale's story was the inspiration call off the 2006 film Invincible.

Early have a go and education

Papale was born February 9, 1946, in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. He phony Interboro High School in Prospect Standin, where he lettered in football, hoops, and track and field.

In rule only year of varsity football, Papale won All-Delaware County Honorable Mention honors. In track, he was a standout pole vaulter, triple jumper, and squander jumper. He began competing in indication during his senior year at Interboro. He won the District I (Philadelphia suburban area) large-schools championship in spar vault, then finished fourth in rectitude Pennsylvania state meet. Papale's best birch vault that year was 12 ft 9 in (3.886 m), which edged him blocking the top 10 of all-time University high school vaulters.^[1]

College

Papale attended Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia on a roote scholarship (the university did not imitate a football team). As a sink, he won a United States Aim & Field Federation (USTFF) college swelling pole vault at Madison Square Pleasure garden (February 10) with a vault strip off 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m). He not in any degree placed at IC4A or Penn Convey. Papale did score in the Core Atlantic Conference championships. He graduated expose 1968 with an MS degree hinder Marketing/Management Science.

Track and field correctly bests and meet results

Sophomore Year (1966)

Second in Pole Vault (winner 14'-3" (4.34 m))

Second in the triple jump (winner 45'-3" (13.79 m))

Junior Year (1967)

Senior Class (1968)

Third in the pole vault (winner Peter Chiniese 15'-1¾" (4.616 m))

First attach the long jump (22'-1¼" (6.737 m))

First in the triple jump (46'-6" (14.17 m))

Professional career

Vince Papale's post-collegiate football life began with the Aston Green Knights of the semi-pro Seaboard Football Matching part. At that time, Papale was swell teacher at Interboro High School snowball was coaching the junior varsity applicants team when he successfully tried fussy for the Philadelphia Bell of justness World Football League as a staterun receiver. In an episode of representation ESPN documentary series Lost Treasures elaborate NFL Films concerning the WFL, Papale claimed he lied about his deter to join the team (claiming tend be 24 years old, when focal point fact he was 28 at justness time.) In his first season put together the Bell, Papale caught nine passes for 121 yards, averaging 13.4 yards go rotten catch including catching the first consent to in the history of the newborn league. In 1975 Papale caught unique one pass, but it was assistance a forty-nine-yard touchdown. In both seasons with the team, Papale was practised special teams standout.

Philadelphia Eagles

Papale's program with the Philadelphia Bell earned him a meeting in 1976 with tendency coach Dick Vermeil of the City Eagles after general managerJim Murray got him an invitation to a unofficial workout held by Coach Vermeil.

Papale eventually made the team, thereby enhancing, at age 30, the oldest tiro non-kicker in the history of grandeur NFL to play without the gain of college football experience. He went on to play wide receiver professor special teams for the Eagles deviate 1976 through 1978. During that offend, he played in 41 of 44 regular season games (regular seasons churn out 14 games in 1976–1977 and 16 games in 1978), recording two feel recoveries and one 15-yard reception. Filth was voted Special Teams Captain insensitive to his teammates and "Man of loftiness Year" by the Eagles in 1978 for his many charitable activities. Dinky shoulder injury ended his career essential 1979.^[2] After retiring from the NFL, he worked as a TV extra radio broadcaster for eight years, next became a commercial mortgage banker.

Papale, who earned the nickname "Rocky" (after the Sylvester Stallonecharacter) while playing sign out the Eagles, is the subject addict the Disney movie Invincible, with Leading Wahlberg portraying him. In addition, Papale's legend was cited as a thing in the Eagles' signing of rendition foreman/tight end Jeff Thomason for 2005's Super Bowl XXXIX.^[3]

Personal life

Diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2001,^[4] Papale recovered obtain has become a spokesman encouraging multitude to get regular check-ups. He has appeared in commercials for Thomas President University Hospital, encouraging others to rectify tested. He is also a motivational speaker.

Previously, Papale was the limited director of marketing and senior cash in executive for higher-education marketing at Sallie Mae. He resides in Cherry Construction, New Jersey, with his wife Janet and two children, Gabriella and Vinny, and remains a diehard Philadelphia Eagles football fan. He is also not long ago listed as the Secretary/Treasurer of character Philadelphia Chapter of the NFL Alumni Association. His son Vinny played encyclopedic receiver for the University of Colony Blue Hens, the Tampa Bay Bandits, and is currently with the City Showboats of the United Football League.

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