Cap Boso

Cap Boso
No. 89, 86
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	September 10, 1963 (age 60); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bishop Chatard; (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	1986 / Round: 8 / Pick: 207
Career history
	St. Louis Cardinals (1986); Chicago Bears (1987–1991);
	Player stats at PFR

Casper "Cap" Boso (born September 10, 1963) is a former professional American football tight end who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears.

Boso attended and played football for Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and played college football at the University of Illinois with Jack Trudeau.^[1] Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1986 NFL Draft, Boso was cut early and subsequently signed by the St. Louis Cardinals, for whom he played two games in 1986.^[2] In 1987, the Cardinals waived him and the Chicago Bears signed him. Boso played for the Bears until 1991, when he experienced a series of knee injuries and retired from active play.^[3] Boso later filed suit and won the right to receive $353 a week in disability pay for the rest of his life.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Doyle, T.C. (October 11, 1985). "Boso Excells despite Illini problems". The Indianapolis News. p. 22.
^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b staff (April 23, 1998). "Bears lose appeal over Cap Boso injury". The Munster Times. p. 26.

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[Doyle-1] Doyle, T.C. (October 11, 1985). "Boso Excells despite Illini problems". The Indianapolis News. p. 22.

[2] "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

[Munster-3] staff (April 23, 1998). "Bears lose appeal over Cap Boso injury". The Munster Times. p. 26.

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