Dave Lapham
Encyclopedia
Dave Lapham is a former professional football
offensive lineman for the National Football League's
Cincinnati Bengals
from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's
New Jersey Generals
(1984–1985). During his career, he played all five line positions and was a key player on the 1981 Bengals squad that won the AFC
championship, but ultimately lost Super Bowl XVI
to the San Francisco 49ers
.
Lapham attended Syracuse University
(where he lettered in three seasons and was a team captain), and was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 1974 draft. He played with them until 1984, when he signed a ten-year guaranteed personal services contract with business tycoon Donald Trump
, the majority owner of the New Jersey Generals
. Lapham called it a "... business decision for my family." Linebacker
Jim LeClair
, his Bengals teammate, also signed with the Generals.
After his retirement, Lapham became a Bengals broadcaster
. He's the color analyst on Bengals radio broadcasts with partner Dan Hoard handling play-by-play duties. The duo also hosts Bengals Weekly with Marvin Lewis
, a recap and preview television show. He also works on Fox Sports Net's
broadcasts of Big 12 Conference
games. Additionally, he appears as a panelist on Sports Rock, a local sports commentary program.
Lapham also worked with Phil Samp, the Bengals original announcer, Ken Broo, current 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. Arbogast once stated after he returned to USC that he did not get along with Lapham due to his exhoratations during Arbogast's call of the play.
His nephew, Richard Lapham, also an offensive lineman, earned first-team accolades as a high schooler at Souhegan High School
in Amherst
, New Hampshire
in 2005 and is entering his senior season playing offensive tackle for Boston College
. He stands 6'8" and weighs 322 pounds. His other nephew Brian Lapham was an All-Ivy League Offensive Lineman for the Harvard Crimson and now resides in New York City
.
American football
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offensive lineman for the National Football League's
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's
United States Football League
The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...
New Jersey Generals
New Jersey Generals
The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983-85, winning 31 regular-season games and losing 25 while going 0-2 in postseason competition...
(1984–1985). During his career, he played all five line positions and was a key player on the 1981 Bengals squad that won the AFC
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL....
championship, but ultimately lost Super Bowl XVI
Super Bowl XVI
Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan to decide the National Football League champion following the 1981 regular season. It marked the first time that a Super Bowl was held at a cold-weather city...
to the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
.
Lapham attended Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
(where he lettered in three seasons and was a team captain), and was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 1974 draft. He played with them until 1984, when he signed a ten-year guaranteed personal services contract with business tycoon Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
, the majority owner of the New Jersey Generals
New Jersey Generals
The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983-85, winning 31 regular-season games and losing 25 while going 0-2 in postseason competition...
. Lapham called it a "... business decision for my family." Linebacker
Linebacker
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Jim LeClair
Jim LeClair
James Michael LeClair is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals...
, his Bengals teammate, also signed with the Generals.
After his retirement, Lapham became a Bengals broadcaster
Presenter
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. He's the color analyst on Bengals radio broadcasts with partner Dan Hoard handling play-by-play duties. The duo also hosts Bengals Weekly with Marvin Lewis
Marvin Lewis
Marvin Ronald Lewis is the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League, a position he has held since January 14, 2003...
, a recap and preview television show. He also works on Fox Sports Net's
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
broadcasts of Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
games. Additionally, he appears as a panelist on Sports Rock, a local sports commentary program.
Lapham also worked with Phil Samp, the Bengals original announcer, Ken Broo, current Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
play-by-play announcer Paul Keels
Paul Keels
Paul Keels is the current play-by-play announcer for Ohio State University's football and men's basketball teams for WBNS Radio and the Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network....
and USC Trojans
USC Trojans
The USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy...
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. Arbogast once stated after he returned to USC that he did not get along with Lapham due to his exhoratations during Arbogast's call of the play.
His nephew, Richard Lapham, also an offensive lineman, earned first-team accolades as a high schooler at Souhegan High School
Souhegan High School
Souhegan High School is a Coalition of Essential Schools high school located in Amherst, New Hampshire. Students from Amherst and Mont Vernon attend Souhegan for 9th through 12th grades. There are about 872 students and over 160 faculty members...
in Amherst
Amherst, New Hampshire
Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,201 at the 2010 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake....
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in 2005 and is entering his senior season playing offensive tackle for Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
. He stands 6'8" and weighs 322 pounds. His other nephew Brian Lapham was an All-Ivy League Offensive Lineman for the Harvard Crimson and now resides in New York City
New York City
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