| Sam Kaplan | |
| Position: | End |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Death Place: | Perry Point, Maryland, U.S. |
| Weight Lb: | 166 |
| High School: | Central (DC) |
| College: | Lehigh, Catholic |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 1 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Pfr: | KaplSa20 |
Samuel Kaplan (June 5, 1898 – August 23, 1931) was an American football end who played for the Washington Senators of the National Football League (NFL), which was known as the APFA at the time.[1]
Kaplan was born in 1899 in Washington, DC.[1] He attended Washington's Central High School where he played at the end position for the football team and also competed for the basketball, baseball, and swimming teams.[2] The Washington Times wrote: "His work was of high order, and he is big and fast enough to make good at college."[3]
Kaplan played college football for Lehigh in 1918 and Catholic University in 1919.[1] He began the 1921 season playing professional football in the NFL for the Washington Senators. He started one game at right end for the club and scored a touchdown.[1] He resigned from the Senators and finished the 1921 season playing for the All-Stars.[4] [5]
In September 1922, Kaplan was hired as the line coach at Kanawa club.[6] [7]
Kaplan received a law degree from Georgetown University Law School. He died from pneumonia on August 23, 1931, at the age of 33 while at Perry Point, Maryland.[8] [9] [10]