Dave Lapham
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | June 24, 1952 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, Massachusetts) | ||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 3 / Pick: 61 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Dave Lapham (born June 24, 1952) is a former professional
Early life
Lapham attended Wakefield Memorial High School in Wakefield, Massachusetts, where he was a three-year letterman and captain in basketball and football and a four-year letterman and captain in track. He is a member of the school's hall of fame.[2]
He then attended
Professional career
Lapham was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 1974 draft. He played with them until 1984, when he signed a 10-year guaranteed personal services contract with Donald Trump, the majority owner of the New Jersey Generals. Lapham called it a "... business decision for my family."[4] Linebacker Jim LeClair, his Bengals teammate, also signed with the Generals.
Broadcasting career
After his retirement, in 1986 Lapham became a Bengals
Lapham also did work in 1988 with the NFL on NBC, with at least one game on October 9, 1988 as the Indianapolis Colts played the Buffalo Bills, he did the color commentary with Tom Hammond doing the play by play.
Lapham has also worked with Cincinnati Bengals long-time play-by-play voices Brad Johansen, Phil Samp (the Bengals' original announcer) Ken Broo, Ohio State University play-by-play announcer Paul Keels and USC Trojans' announcer Pete Arbogast on Bengal broadcasts during the course of his tenure as color man. He is famous for urging on Bengal players with exhortations such as "come on!" and "get him!", saying "uh-oh" when a sack or interception is in the works, and calling the players by their first names.
Personal life
Lapham resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Lynne. They have two grown children, Dave Jr. and Sarah. Lapham is active in the Cincinnati community and is president of the charitable foundation Charities M.D., which awards scholarships to students looking to pursue a career in healthcare.[5][6]
His nephew, Richard Lapham, earned first-team accolades as a high schooler at
References
- ^ "On the Air - Cincinnati Bengals". Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "David A. Lapham Wakefield Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "David A. Lapham Wakefield Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "USFLOnline.com". Usflonline.readywebsites.com. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "Growing up Lampham | Pro Player Insiders". proplayerinsiders.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Silver tongue". www.bengals.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-10.
- ^ "BCeagles.com". Bceagles.cstv.com. 1987-12-02. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "Rich Lapham, Boston College, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2005: Lapham Leads All-Ivy Lineup | The Harvard Crimson". Thecrimson.com. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
External links
- Bengals on the Air Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Bengals Nation
- Just Sports Stats