The American Football League's Most Valuable Player in 1964 has died. The team said he was 89.
Jim Otto and George Blanda were the only other players to play in every game in the 10-year history of the league.
He finished his career as the all-time leader in points and field goals. He joined the team from the University of Minnesota and played his entire career with them.
In the 1970s, Cappelletti took a three-year break from coaching to work in the broadcast booth.
His calls from the first Super Bowl victory over the Rams were considered to be one of the greatest in New England sports lore.
For the first 51 years of the franchise's history, Gino contributed as an all-star player, assistant coach and commentator. You couldn't be a fan of the Pats if you weren't a fan of Gino. He was the first.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Patriots Hall of Famer, Gino Cappelletti: https://t.co/gtMjrhfdFF
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 12, 2022
He was a five-time All-Star selection, he was the league's leading scorer in 1964 and 1961, and he holds the two highest scoring seasons in the history of the league. He holds the single-game record for points in a game with 28.
In 1992 he was in the Hall of Fame.
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