Asaph Schwapp
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Position: | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Hartford, Connecticut | January 26, 1987
Died: | May 8, 2013 | (aged 26)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Notre Dame |
Undrafted: | 2010 |
Career history | |
Asaph Daniel Schwapp (January 26, 1987 – May 8, 2013) was an American fullback.
Schwapp was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. He played high school football at Weaver High School in Hartford where he earned first team all-state honors and named Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut in 2004 as a junior. He also played inside linebacker. He attended and played football at The University of Notre Dame. He entered the NFL signing as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 2009 but was cut before the regular season began.[1]
In 2010, he signed with the Hartford Colonials. On August 10, 2011, the Colonials were contracted by the UFL, thus Schwapp became a free agent.
On May 8, 2013, Asaph Schwapp died after battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[2]
References
- ^ "Asaph Schwapp". United Football League. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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External links
- Just Sports Stats
- http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/schwapp_asaph00.html[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100802035713/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/andre-dixon-and-asaph-schwapp-model-2010-hartford-colonials-uniforms-las-vegas-show
- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=174097
- http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/563659
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110611045231/http://www.ufl-football.com/hartford-colonials/player-roster/schwapp-asaph
- 1987 births
- Sportspeople from Hartford, Connecticut
- Players of American football from Connecticut
- American football fullbacks
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Hartford Colonials players
- Deaths from lymphoma
- 2013 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in Connecticut
- American football running back, 1980s birth stubs