Cap Boso Explained

Cap Boso
Number:89, 86
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:10 September 1963
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:232
High School:Bishop Chatard
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:Illinois
Draftyear:1986
Draftround:8
Draftpick:207
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:54
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:591
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:4
Pfr:BosoCa00

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] Selected 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Doyle . T.C. . Boso Excells despite Illini problems . The Indianapolis News . 11 October 1985 . 22.
  2. Web site: 1986 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-10-03 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. News: staff . Bears lose appeal over Cap Boso injury . The Munster Times . 23 April 1998 . 26.