I just saw the movie invincible, the vince Papale story. I noticed that they ended the movie after he scored his first touchdown. I admire Papale for his determination and heart, but does anyone know if he did any other significant things while playing for the eagles?
2006-08-31 06:20:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
As of Sept 8, 2004, Vince Papale was (and perhaps, still is) the regional director of marketing and senior account executive for higher- education marketing at Sallie Mae.
The 54 year old die-hard Eagles fan had never played football in college and only one year in high school. While teaching at his alma mater, Interboro High in Philadelphia, he joined a former minor league football team - the Philadelphia Bells.
Then Eagles coach Dick Vermeil was having a private workout and invited the 30 year old Papale to attend. He made the team and lasted for three years (1976-1978), being voted Special Teams Captain and "Man of the Year" by the Eagles in 1978 for his many charitable activities. A shoulder injury ended his career in 1979. He was a key contributor on the special teams coverage unit and also saw some action as a wide receiver.
After retiring from the NFL, he worked as a radio and TV broadcaster for eight years, then became a commercial mortgage broker.
Papale is a cancer survivor and donates a lot of time to charities dealing with cancer and is a national spokesman for colorectal cancer prevention.
2006-08-31 14:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by billhill1066 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He player 2 of 3 more yrs.. Check NFL.com under players.
2006-08-31 13:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he played 3 more years until he got cut as a cap casualty
I thought it was a nice story and very inspirational
2006-08-31 13:38:52 · answer #3 · answered by Boom!!! Shock A Locka 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is his article at wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Papale
2006-08-31 13:24:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋