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'''John Chalmers Tschappat Jr.''' (June 22, 1896 - February 6, 1958) was an [[American football]] [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)|tackle]] who played one season with the [[Dayton Triangles]] of the [[American Professional Football Association]]. He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Wesleyan College]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/johnftschappat.htm | title=John Franklin Tschappat | publisher=oldestlivingprofootball.com | accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref>
'''John Chalmers Tschappat Jr.''' (June 22, 1896 - February 6, 1958), sometimes listed as '''John Franklin Tschappat''', was an [[American football]] player. He played at the [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)|tackle]] position for the [[Dayton Triangles]] of the [[American Professional Football Association]] (later renamed the [[National Football League]]) during the [[1921 APFA season]], the second regular season of the National Football League.

Tschappat was born in Ohio in 1896. His father, John Tschappat, Sr., was an Ohio native who who was employed as a boiler maker.<ref>1900 U.S. Census entry for John Tschappat, born Feb. 1860. Son John Jr. born June 1896 in Ohio. Census Place: Bellaire Ward 2, Belmont, Ohio; Roll: 1241; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241241. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. </ref><ref>1910 U.S. Census entry for John Tschappat, age 50. Son John Jr. age 14. Census Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio; Roll: T624_1157; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375170. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line].</ref>

Tschappat played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Wesleyan College]] in 1916.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/johnftschappat.htm | title=John Franklin Tschappat | publisher=oldestlivingprofootball.com | accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Penn's Strategy Succeeds|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 26, 1916|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9906E4DA1F3FE233A25755C2A9679D946796D6CF}}(Tschappat starter at left tackle for West Virginia Wesleyan)</ref> In 1918, [[Walter Camp]]'s ''Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide'' named Tschappat to its All-West Virginia eleven.<ref>{{cite book|title=Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide|editor=Walter Camp|publisher=American Sports Publishing Company|year=1918|url=https://archive.org/details/officialfootball19181nati}}</ref> Tschappat also studied chemistry as a special student [[Ohio State University]] in 1917.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Ohio State University Catalogue, 1917-1918|year=1918|publisher=Ohio State University|page=537|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=22MtAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=untitled|work=Ohio State Monthly|year=1917|page=31|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2yPOAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA113&dq=bellaire+tschappat&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NErqU7C_MdL9oAT94YCoBg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=bellaire%20tschappat&f=false}}</ref>

During [[World War I]], he served in the United States Army Medical Division from June 1918 to March 1919.<ref>Application for Headstone for John Tschappat, born June 22, 1896, died February 26, 1958. National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line].</ref>

After his discharge from the military, Tschappat returned to Ohio. In the fall of 1919, in the early days of professional football in the [[Ohio League]], he served as the line coach for Bellaire Athletic Association team during the 1919 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bellaire Has Splendid Grid Team This Year|newspaper=Steubenville Herald Star|date=September 10, 1919|page=9|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/steubenville/steubenville-herald-star/1919/09-10/page-9?tag=tschappat&rtserp=tags/?plo=tschappat&page=1&ndt=by&py=1910&pey=1959}}</ref>

In the fall of 1921, he played at the tackle position for the [[1921 Dayton Triangles season|1921 Dayton Triangles]] of the [[American Professional Football Association]] during the [[1921 APFA season]], the second regular season of the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chalmers Tschappat|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=August 8, 2014|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TschCh20.htm}}</ref>


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==External links==
*[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=tschacha001 Just Sports Stats]
*[http://www.fanbase.com/Chalmers-Tschappat Fanbase profile]


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Chalmers Tschappat
Personal information
Born:(1896-06-22)June 22, 1896
Bellaire, Ohio
Died:February 6, 1958(1958-02-06) (aged 61)
Fairborn, Ohio
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College:West Virginia Wesleyan
Position:Tackle
Career history
Player stats at PFR

John Chalmers Tschappat Jr. (June 22, 1896 - February 6, 1958), sometimes listed as John Franklin Tschappat, was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Dayton Triangles of the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League) during the 1921 APFA season, the second regular season of the National Football League.

Tschappat was born in Ohio in 1896. His father, John Tschappat, Sr., was an Ohio native who who was employed as a boiler maker.[1][2]

Tschappat played college football at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1916.[3][4] In 1918, Walter Camp's Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide named Tschappat to its All-West Virginia eleven.[5] Tschappat also studied chemistry as a special student Ohio State University in 1917.[6][7]

During World War I, he served in the United States Army Medical Division from June 1918 to March 1919.[8]

After his discharge from the military, Tschappat returned to Ohio. In the fall of 1919, in the early days of professional football in the Ohio League, he served as the line coach for Bellaire Athletic Association team during the 1919 season.[9]

In the fall of 1921, he played at the tackle position for the 1921 Dayton Triangles of the American Professional Football Association during the 1921 APFA season, the second regular season of the NFL.[10]

References

  1. ^ 1900 U.S. Census entry for John Tschappat, born Feb. 1860. Son John Jr. born June 1896 in Ohio. Census Place: Bellaire Ward 2, Belmont, Ohio; Roll: 1241; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241241. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  2. ^ 1910 U.S. Census entry for John Tschappat, age 50. Son John Jr. age 14. Census Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio; Roll: T624_1157; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375170. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  3. ^ "John Franklin Tschappat". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Penn's Strategy Succeeds". The New York Times. November 26, 1916.(Tschappat starter at left tackle for West Virginia Wesleyan)
  5. ^ Walter Camp, ed. (1918). Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide. American Sports Publishing Company.
  6. ^ The Ohio State University Catalogue, 1917-1918. Ohio State University. 1918. p. 537.
  7. ^ "untitled". Ohio State Monthly. 1917. p. 31.
  8. ^ Application for Headstone for John Tschappat, born June 22, 1896, died February 26, 1958. National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line].
  9. ^ "Bellaire Has Splendid Grid Team This Year". Steubenville Herald Star. September 10, 1919. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Chalmers Tschappat". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2014.


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