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Ted Lapka

Theodore Aloysius Lapka was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was born in Hawthorne, Illinois. He attended DePaul University and St. Ambrose University He had one receiving touchdown and missed the 1945 season while fighting in World War II..

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Ted Lapka
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Personal information
Born(1920-04-20)April 20, 1920
Hawthorne, Illinois
DiedDecember 1, 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 91)
Career information
CollegeDePaul
St. Ambrose
Career history
1943–1944, 1946Washington Redskins

Theodore Aloysius Lapka (April 20, 1920 – December 1, 2011) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was born in Hawthorne, Illinois. He attended DePaul University and St. Ambrose University1 He had one receiving touchdown and missed the 1945 season while fighting in World War II..

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