Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Vic Rapp

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Education
  
University of Missouri

Name
  
Vic Rapp

1972–1976
  
Edmonton Eskimos (OC)

1967–71
  
Missouri (Ends coach)


Vic Rapp Vic Rapp former CFL coach of the year dead at 80 CBC Sports

Date of birth
  
(1935-12-23) December 23, 1935 (age 79)

College
  
Southwest Missouri State College

1995
  
Philadelphia Eagles (Scout)

Place of birth
  
Marionville, Missouri

Victor Max Rapp (December 23, 1929 – October 24, 2016) was an American and Canadian football coach who served as the head coach of the BC Lions from 1977 to 1982.

Contents

Early career

Rapp was born in 1929 in Marionville, Missouri. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Rapp served as the Tigers end coach from 1967 to 1971. In 1972, he became the offensive coordinator of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. During his tenure in Edmonton, the Eskimos appeared in the Grey Cup four times; winning in 1975. Rapp left Edmonton in 1977 to become the receivers coach at Miami. Less than three weeks after accepting the Miami job, BC Lions general manager Bob Ackles hired Rapp to replace Cal Murphy as Lions head coach.

BC Lions

In his first season as Lions coach, Rapp led the Lions to a 10-6 record and was named the Canadian Football League's Coach of the Year. The Lions made the playoffs three times under Rapp but never advanced past the Western Final. After six seasons in Vancouver without a championship, Ackles felt that Rapp would not be able to lead the Lions to a championship and fired him.

Later career

After his firing, Rapp served as an assistant with the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and Arizona Cardinals. He spent one season as a scout for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Rapp retired to Orlando, Florida. He died on October 24, 2016.

References

Vic Rapp Wikipedia