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Gino Cappelletti should be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Gino Cappelletti should be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
#20 Gino Cappelletti
Flanker & Kicker
(Also played as a defensive back in 1960)
Boston Patriots 1960-1970
Was named the AFL Player of the Year in 1964 by United Press International
Was the runner up to George Blanda for the AFL Player of the Year in 1961
Scored 18 points or more in a game 10 times
Scored 18 points in their 37-30 loss to the New York Titans on 10-01-61
Scored 19 points in their 43-12 win over the New York Titans on 10-06-62
Scored 20 points in their 26-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders on 10-26-62
Scored 22 points in their 40-21 romp over the Denver Broncos on 10-18-63
Scored 21 points in their 33-28 win over the 1963 AFL Champion Chargers on 09-20-64
Scored 21 points in their 39-10 rout of the Denver Broncos on 10-04-64
Scored 24 points in their 36-28 win over the 1964 AFL Champion Buffalo Bills on 11-15-64
Scored 20 points in their 22-6 victory over the San Diego Chargers on 10-31-65
Scored 28 points to set the AFL record in their 42-14 rout of the Houston Oilers on 12-18-65
Scored 21 points in their 27-21 victory over the Houston Oilers on 11-13-66
Averaged (an AFL/NFL best) 7.5 pts per game over his 11 year career
(Paul Hornung averaged 7.3 points per game over his 9 year career)
Averaged 9.5 points per game over a 6 year period (1961-1966)
Holds the AFL record with the most points scored in a game with 28
Holds the AFL record with the most career points scored with 1,130
Holds the AFL record with the most times leading the league in scoring with 5
Also led the NFL in scoring 4 times and tied for the league lead once
Scored 100 points or more during a 14 game regular season 6 times
Was an AFL All Star in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966 & 1967
Tied with Lance Allworth for the most points scored in AFL All Star Games with 30
He is the only AFL player with a TD reception in All Star Game & at least 1 FG & 1 PAT in other All Star Games
He is the only AFL/NFL player to run for a 2 point conversion, throw a 2 point conversion pass, catch a pass, intercept a pass, return a punt & return a kickoff in the same year. (He also kicked field goals & PAT's in 1960)
He was the 2nd AFL Player to record 3 interceptions in a game
He was the 1st Wide Receiver of the Patriots with 3 touchdown receptions in a game
Set AFL record with 6 field goals in a game in their 39-10 rout of the Broncos on 10-04-64
Set AFL record by kicking 4 FG's in a Playoff Game in their 26-8 win over the Bills on 12-28-63
Gino broke Bob Waterfield's 13 year old NFL record
& held this record of the most field goals kicked in a game without a miss
for 32 years
Led the AFL in 1961 with the most points scored by a kicker with 99
Led the AFL with the most points scored by a player in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 & 1966
Led the AFL with the most field goal attempts in a season in 1961, 1963 & 1964
Led the AFL with the most field goals made in a season in 1961, 1963 & 1964
Tied, with many others, for the most 2 points conversions in an AFL/NFL season with 3
Holds the AFL Record of the most 2 point conversions with 4
Averaged 30 yards per reception in the Playoffs
Scored the 1st points in AFL History with a 35 yd FG in their 13-10 loss to Denver on 09-09-60
Became the 1st AFL player to score 500 points when he kicked a 48 yard field goal on 10-04-64
Gino accounted for at least 34 % of his teams points scored in a season for 8 consecutive years
He accounted for 36% of their points scored in 1961, 37% in 1962, 44% in 1964 & 54 % in 1965
Was 1 of only 2 AFL Kickers to kick at least 4 FG’s in a game for 3 consecutive games
Kicked the longest FG in the AFL in 1964 (51 yds) in their 12-7 win over Denver on 11-20-64
Kicked the longest FG in the AFL in 1965 (53 yds) in their 27-23 over the NY Jets on 11-28-65
Led the AFL with the best field goal percentage in 1965
Kicked the game winning 41 yd FG with 1 second left to beat Houston Oilers 25-24 on 11-06-64
"It was probably the greatest clutch performance I've ever seen" said QB & holder Babe Parilli
Kicked the game winning 24 yd FG in their 18-17 victory over the Dallas Texans on 10-29-61
Kicked the game winning 48 yd FG in their 17-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders on 09-13-64
Kicked the game winning 9 yd FG in their 20-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on 09-29-68
Kicked the game tying 22 yard field goal in their 13-13 tie with the Chargers on 10-17-65
Kicked 12 field goals with less than 30 seconds to go the 1st half of a game during his career
Kicked 7 field goals on the last play of the 1st half of a game
Kicked a 51 yard field goal in their 12-7 victory over the Denver Broncos on 11-20-64
Kicked a 53 yard field goal, his career longest, in their 27-23 win over the NY Jets on 11-28-65
Kicked 342 regular season extra points, 12 All Star Game PAT's & 3 Playoff Game PAT's
Caught a 6 yard TD pass from George Blanda in the 1962 AFL All Star Game
Kicked a 35 yard field goal and 3 extra points in the 1964 AFL All Star Game
Kicked 2 extra points in the 1965 AFL All Star Game
Kicked 4 extra points in the 1967 AFL All Star Game
Kicked a 46 yd, a 14 yd & a 32 yd field goal & 3 extra points in the 1966 AFL All Star Game
Scored every point in the game for the Boston Patriots 5 times during his career
Kicked 176 regular season field goals, 4 AFL All Star Game FG's & 5 Playoff Game Field Goals
Caught his 1st touchdown pass in their 21-20 loss to the New York Titans on 09-09-61
Caught his 42nd touchdown pass in their 33-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on 12-01-68
Caught 292 passes for 4,589 yards and 42 touchdowns for the Boston Patriots
Finished in the AFL Top 10 for yards receiving and the AFL Top 12 for touchdown receptions
His longest reception was a 63 yard TD in their 27-21 win over Houston on 11-13-66
Had at least 100 yards receiving in a game 9 times
Had 109 yards receiving in their 26-8 Playoff Game victory over the Bills on 12-28-63
Had his career best of 147 yards receiving in their 35-14 loss to the New York Jets on 10-31-64
Caught 3 TD passes in their 36-28 win over the 1964 AFL Champ Buffalo Bills on 11-15-64
Threw a 2 pt conversion pass to Jim Crawford in their 35-0 shutout of the Chargers on 10-08-60
Caught a 2 pt conversion pass from Babe Parilli in their 36-28 win over the Bills on 11-15-64
(Ran for 3 two point conversions, caught a 2 point pass & threw a pass for a 2 point conversion)
Returned 4 kickoffs for 100 yards
His longest kickoff return was for 37 yards in their 37-21 loss the Oilers on 12-18-60
Returned only one punt for 3 yards in the 1st AFL Game played on 09-09-60
Intercepted 3 passes by Tom Flores in their 27-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders on 10-16-60
Intercepted a pass by Bob Laraba in their 45-16 loss to the San Diego Chargers on 10-28-60
Kicked a field goal or an extra point in 31 consecutive games
Kicked a field goal in 11 consecutive regular season games
Held the Patriots Team Record of the longest field goal kicked for 25 years
"Gino, with his toe and pass catches, accounted for the game winning points
in seven of the Patriots first nine wins in the 1964 season" Sporting News
Played in 152 consecutive regular season games & in 2 Playoff Games
Honored Member of the Patriots Hall of Fame
He is the only player to wear uniform # 20 for the Patriots
(Is 1 of only 19 AFL Players to have his uniform # retired by his team)
Here are my top 20 reasons that Gino Cappelletti
should be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
1. Nick Buoniconti declared in his 2001 Hall of Fame speech that “Gino should be up here”
2. Len Dawson, Jan Stenerud & George Blanda also support his overdue induction.
3. Gino is 1 of only 3 players to participate in every game of the American Football League.
4. Gino is the only player to account for at least 34 % of his teams total points scored in a season for 8 consecutive seasons.
7. Gino averaged 9.5 points per game over a 6 year period.
8. Gino is the only player to average 7.5 points per game over a 10 year span.
9. Gino scored 24 points in their 36-28 win over the 1964 AFL Champion Bills on 11-15-64.
10. Gino holds the AFL and the Patriots Team Record of scoring 28 points in a game.
11. Gino scored 21 points in a 33-28 win over the 1963 AFL Champion Chargers on 09-20-64.
12. Gino averaged 30 yards per reception in the Playoffs.
13. Gino was 1 of only 2 AFL Kickers to boot at least 4 FG’s in a game for 3 consecutive games and he kicked the longest field goal in the league in consecutive years.
14. Gino was the 2nd AFL Player to record 3 interceptions in a game.
15. Gino was a 5 Time AFL All Star and he was the only Patriots Player to be an All Star
as both an offensive player and a special team player.
16. Gino set a field goal kicking record that lasted 32 years.
17. Gino scored the most points in the history of the American Football League.
18. Gino is 1 of only 12 players who have scored 18 points or more in a game
at least 10 times. Gino scored at least 20 points in a game 8 times as well.
19. Gino is 1 of only 19 AFL Players who have had their uniform # retired by their team
and he is the only player to wear uniform # 20 for the Patriots.
20. Hall of Fame Coach Hank Stram declared that
Flanker & Kicker
(Also played as a defensive back in 1960)
Boston Patriots 1960-1970
Was named the AFL Player of the Year in 1964 by United Press International
Honored as the 1964 AFL MVP by the Sporting News & the Associated Press
Was 1 of only 3 players to play in every AFL Game (George Blanda & Jim Otto were the others)Was the runner up to George Blanda for the AFL Player of the Year in 1961
Scored 18 points or more in a game 10 times
Scored 18 points in their 37-30 loss to the New York Titans on 10-01-61
Scored 19 points in their 43-12 win over the New York Titans on 10-06-62
Scored 20 points in their 26-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders on 10-26-62
Scored 22 points in their 40-21 romp over the Denver Broncos on 10-18-63
Scored 21 points in their 33-28 win over the 1963 AFL Champion Chargers on 09-20-64
Scored 21 points in their 39-10 rout of the Denver Broncos on 10-04-64
Scored 24 points in their 36-28 win over the 1964 AFL Champion Buffalo Bills on 11-15-64
Scored 20 points in their 22-6 victory over the San Diego Chargers on 10-31-65
Scored 28 points to set the AFL record in their 42-14 rout of the Houston Oilers on 12-18-65
Scored 21 points in their 27-21 victory over the Houston Oilers on 11-13-66
Averaged (an AFL/NFL best) 7.5 pts per game over his 11 year career
(Paul Hornung averaged 7.3 points per game over his 9 year career)
Averaged 9.5 points per game over a 6 year period (1961-1966)
Holds the AFL record with the most points scored in a game with 28
Holds the AFL record with the most career points scored with 1,130
Holds the AFL record with the most times leading the league in scoring with 5
Also led the NFL in scoring 4 times and tied for the league lead once
Scored 100 points or more during a 14 game regular season 6 times
Was an AFL All Star in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966 & 1967
Tied with Lance Allworth for the most points scored in AFL All Star Games with 30
He is the only AFL player with a TD reception in All Star Game & at least 1 FG & 1 PAT in other All Star Games
He is the only AFL/NFL player to run for a 2 point conversion, throw a 2 point conversion pass, catch a pass, intercept a pass, return a punt & return a kickoff in the same year. (He also kicked field goals & PAT's in 1960)
He was the 2nd AFL Player to record 3 interceptions in a game
He was the 1st Wide Receiver of the Patriots with 3 touchdown receptions in a game
Set AFL record with 6 field goals in a game in their 39-10 rout of the Broncos on 10-04-64
Set AFL record by kicking 4 FG's in a Playoff Game in their 26-8 win over the Bills on 12-28-63
Gino broke Bob Waterfield's 13 year old NFL record
& held this record of the most field goals kicked in a game without a miss
for 32 years
Led the AFL in 1961 with the most points scored by a kicker with 99
Led the AFL with the most points scored by a player in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 & 1966
Led the AFL with the most field goal attempts in a season in 1961, 1963 & 1964
Led the AFL with the most field goals made in a season in 1961, 1963 & 1964
Tied, with many others, for the most 2 points conversions in an AFL/NFL season with 3
Holds the AFL Record of the most 2 point conversions with 4
Averaged 30 yards per reception in the Playoffs
Scored the 1st points in AFL History with a 35 yd FG in their 13-10 loss to Denver on 09-09-60
Became the 1st AFL player to score 500 points when he kicked a 48 yard field goal on 10-04-64
Gino accounted for at least 34 % of his teams points scored in a season for 8 consecutive years
He accounted for 36% of their points scored in 1961, 37% in 1962, 44% in 1964 & 54 % in 1965
Was 1 of only 2 AFL Kickers to kick at least 4 FG’s in a game for 3 consecutive games
Kicked the longest FG in the AFL in 1964 (51 yds) in their 12-7 win over Denver on 11-20-64
Kicked the longest FG in the AFL in 1965 (53 yds) in their 27-23 over the NY Jets on 11-28-65
Led the AFL with the best field goal percentage in 1965
Kicked the game winning 41 yd FG with 1 second left to beat Houston Oilers 25-24 on 11-06-64
"It was probably the greatest clutch performance I've ever seen" said QB & holder Babe Parilli
Kicked the game winning 24 yd FG in their 18-17 victory over the Dallas Texans on 10-29-61
Kicked the game winning 48 yd FG in their 17-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders on 09-13-64
Kicked the game winning 9 yd FG in their 20-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on 09-29-68
Kicked the game tying 22 yard field goal in their 13-13 tie with the Chargers on 10-17-65
Kicked 12 field goals with less than 30 seconds to go the 1st half of a game during his career
Kicked 7 field goals on the last play of the 1st half of a game
Kicked a 51 yard field goal in their 12-7 victory over the Denver Broncos on 11-20-64
Kicked a 53 yard field goal, his career longest, in their 27-23 win over the NY Jets on 11-28-65
Kicked 342 regular season extra points, 12 All Star Game PAT's & 3 Playoff Game PAT's
Caught a 6 yard TD pass from George Blanda in the 1962 AFL All Star Game
Kicked a 35 yard field goal and 3 extra points in the 1964 AFL All Star Game
Kicked 2 extra points in the 1965 AFL All Star Game
Kicked 4 extra points in the 1967 AFL All Star Game
Kicked a 46 yd, a 14 yd & a 32 yd field goal & 3 extra points in the 1966 AFL All Star Game
Scored every point in the game for the Boston Patriots 5 times during his career
Kicked 176 regular season field goals, 4 AFL All Star Game FG's & 5 Playoff Game Field Goals
Caught his 1st touchdown pass in their 21-20 loss to the New York Titans on 09-09-61
Caught his 42nd touchdown pass in their 33-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on 12-01-68
Caught 292 passes for 4,589 yards and 42 touchdowns for the Boston Patriots
Finished in the AFL Top 10 for yards receiving and the AFL Top 12 for touchdown receptions
His longest reception was a 63 yard TD in their 27-21 win over Houston on 11-13-66
Had at least 100 yards receiving in a game 9 times
Had 109 yards receiving in their 26-8 Playoff Game victory over the Bills on 12-28-63Had his career best of 147 yards receiving in their 35-14 loss to the New York Jets on 10-31-64
Caught 3 TD passes in their 36-28 win over the 1964 AFL Champ Buffalo Bills on 11-15-64
Threw a 2 pt conversion pass to Jim Crawford in their 35-0 shutout of the Chargers on 10-08-60
Caught a 2 pt conversion pass from Babe Parilli in their 36-28 win over the Bills on 11-15-64
(Ran for 3 two point conversions, caught a 2 point pass & threw a pass for a 2 point conversion)
Returned 4 kickoffs for 100 yards
His longest kickoff return was for 37 yards in their 37-21 loss the Oilers on 12-18-60
Returned only one punt for 3 yards in the 1st AFL Game played on 09-09-60
Intercepted 3 passes by Tom Flores in their 27-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders on 10-16-60
Intercepted a pass by Bob Laraba in their 45-16 loss to the San Diego Chargers on 10-28-60
Kicked a field goal or an extra point in 31 consecutive games
Kicked a field goal in 11 consecutive regular season games
Held the Patriots Team Record of the longest field goal kicked for 25 years
"Gino, with his toe and pass catches, accounted for the game winning points
in seven of the Patriots first nine wins in the 1964 season" Sporting News
Played in 152 consecutive regular season games & in 2 Playoff Games
Honored Member of the Patriots Hall of Fame
He is the only player to wear uniform # 20 for the Patriots
(Is 1 of only 19 AFL Players to have his uniform # retired by his team)
Patriot Fans celebrated Gino Cappelletti Day @ Schaefer Stadium on 12-05-71
Gino was born in Minnesota on 03-26-34Here are my top 20 reasons that Gino Cappelletti
should be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
1. Nick Buoniconti declared in his 2001 Hall of Fame speech that “Gino should be up here”2. Len Dawson, Jan Stenerud & George Blanda also support his overdue induction.
3. Gino is 1 of only 3 players to participate in every game of the American Football League.
4. Gino is the only player to account for at least 34 % of his teams total points scored in a season for 8 consecutive seasons.
- Gino is 1 of 2 men who have led or tied for the most points scored in the NFL 5 times
7. Gino averaged 9.5 points per game over a 6 year period.
8. Gino is the only player to average 7.5 points per game over a 10 year span.
9. Gino scored 24 points in their 36-28 win over the 1964 AFL Champion Bills on 11-15-64.
10. Gino holds the AFL and the Patriots Team Record of scoring 28 points in a game.
11. Gino scored 21 points in a 33-28 win over the 1963 AFL Champion Chargers on 09-20-64.
12. Gino averaged 30 yards per reception in the Playoffs.
13. Gino was 1 of only 2 AFL Kickers to boot at least 4 FG’s in a game for 3 consecutive games and he kicked the longest field goal in the league in consecutive years.
14. Gino was the 2nd AFL Player to record 3 interceptions in a game.
15. Gino was a 5 Time AFL All Star and he was the only Patriots Player to be an All Star
as both an offensive player and a special team player.
16. Gino set a field goal kicking record that lasted 32 years.
17. Gino scored the most points in the history of the American Football League.
18. Gino is 1 of only 12 players who have scored 18 points or more in a game
at least 10 times. Gino scored at least 20 points in a game 8 times as well.
19. Gino is 1 of only 19 AFL Players who have had their uniform # retired by their team
and he is the only player to wear uniform # 20 for the Patriots.
20. Hall of Fame Coach Hank Stram declared that
“Gino is one of the great clutch performers of Professional Football”
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