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
The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...
. He entered the NFL signing as an undrafted free agent by the
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisi ...
in 2009 but was cut before the regular season began.
In 2010, he signed with the
Hartford Colonials
The Hartford Colonials, originally the New York Sentinels, were a professional American football team that played in the United Football League in its 2009 and 2010 seasons. A charter member of the UFL, the Sentinels began play in 2009 nominally ...
. On August 10, 2011, the Colonials were contracted by the UFL, thus Schwapp became a free agent.
On May 8, 2013, Schwapp died after battling
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), also known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas. Symptoms include lymphadenopathy, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, weight los ...
.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats* http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/schwapp_asaph00.html
* 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
Players of American football from Hartford, Connecticut
American football fullbacks
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Hartford Colonials players
Deaths from non-Hodgkin lymphoma
2013 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Connecticut
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