Avold R. Kaplan (November 16, 1899 – December 28, 1989) was an American football player.
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| Born: | November 16, 1899 Owatonna, Minnesota | ||||
| Died: | December 28, 1989 (aged 90) Birmingham, Alabama | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Owatonna (MN) | ||||
| College: | Hamline | ||||
| Position: | Halfback, quarterback | ||||
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Kaplan was born in 1899 in Owatonna, Minnesota. He attended high school in Owatonna and at the Pillsbury Academy. He starred for the Pillsbury football team in 1918. He played college football as the quarterback for Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a freshman in 1919, he won the job as Hamlin's quarterback and won all-state honors. He repeated as the all-state quarterback in 1920.[1] He was the captain of Hamline's 1922 team. He was known for his open field running and led Hamline to a conference championship in 1922.[2] He won all-state honors three times at the quarterback position.[3]
Kaplan then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback and quarterback for the Minneapolis Marines in 1923 and for the Rock Island Independents in 1926. He appeared in a total of 17 NFL games, 12 of them as a starter.[4][5]
Kaplan also played baseball for Hamline and in the Southern Minnesota League.[6][7]
Kaplan died in 1989 at Birmingham, Alabama.[5]
References
edit- ^ "'Ave' Kaplan Quits Hamline College". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. February 20, 1921. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "He Completes His College Career Today". Minnesota Daily Star. November 11, 1922. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hamline Will Have Kaplans for Its Football Teams for the Next 10 Years, There Are Four". Minnesota Daily Star. November 19, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ave Kaplan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ave Kaplan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "'Ave' Kaplan Will Play With Mankato Ball Team". Minneapolis Daily Star. April 14, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G. Dixon's Hawks Ladle Whitewash To Colored Boys". Waterloo Evening Courier. November 8, 1926. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.