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Sam Chapman
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Running back, California, to 1937

Sam Chapman

Born
Apr 11, 1916, in Tiburon, California
Died
Dec 22, 2006, in Kentfield, California
Served
United States Navy

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Sam Chapman played running back at California (to 1937). He was a consensus All‑American in 1937. The Washington Redskins took Chapman in round 3, No. 24 overall in the 1938 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984.

Best season
1937
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 24
Round 3, 1938 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1937; Pacific Coast champions, 1937

The teams in those years

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