John Cappelletti

Local, Monsignor Bonner High

Played football at Monsignor Bonner High School

Named 1^st Team All-Delco (1969)

Named 1^st Team All-Catholic (1969)

Played at DB and RB for Penn State Univeristy (1971-73)

Career stats at PSU: 2639 YDS RUSH, 29 TD, 120 YDS/GM, 5.1 YDS/ATT

Switched to RB for his Junior and Senior season

Gained 1522 YDS RUSH with 17 TD in his senior season

Established an NCAA record by rushing for 200+ YDS in three consecutive games (1973)

Led the Nittany Lions to an undefeated season and a win in the Orange Bowl (1973)

During his collegiate career, PSU had a record of 34-2 with 3 bowl victories

Coach Paterno has called him “the greatest player I have ever coached”

Current rank on the Nittany Lions Career Leaders

Consensus 1^st Team All-American (1973)

Named College Football Player of the Year by various groups (1973)

Named Amateur Athlete of the Year by the PSWA (1973)

Received the Maxwell Award as the Collegiate Football Player of the Year (1973)

Recipient of the Heisman Trophy (1973)

His Heisman acceptance speech, where he dedicated his award to his dying brother, is one of the most memorable in college sports

Drafted in the 1^st Round (11^th overall) by the LA Rams in the NFL Draft (1974)

Played 9 seasons as a RB in the NFL

Career NFL stats: 2951 YDS RUSH, 24 TD RUSH, 3.6 YDS/ATT, 1233 YDS REC, 4 TD REC

Named to the Pennsylvania Football News 2^nd Team high school football All-Century Team

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (1993)