Joseph Robert Rapp (February 18, 1898 – February 1, 1968) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player. He played at the halfback and

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positions in the

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(NFL) for the

Columbus Panhandles The Columbus Panhandles were a professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. The club was founded in 1901 by workers at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They were a part of the Ohio League from 1904 before foldi ...

(1922),

Columbus Tigers The Columbus Panhandles were a professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. The club was founded in 1901 by workers at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They were a part of the Ohio League from 1904 before fol ...

(1923–1926), and

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...

(1929). He appeared in 43 NFL games, 35 as a starter. He was selected by the ''

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'' as a first-team halfback on the

1923 All-Pro Team The 1923 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1923 NFL season. Tackle Pete Henry of the Canton Bull ...

. He was also the leading scorer in the NFL during one of his seasons at Columbus. On October 26, 1924, he returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rapp, Bob 1898 births 1968 deaths Columbus Panhandles players Columbus Tigers players Buffalo Bisons (NFL) players Players of American football from Ohio