John Cappelletti

Rushing attempts:	824
Rushing yards:	2,951
Rushing touchdowns:	24
Receptions:	135
Receiving yards:	1,233
Receiving touchdowns:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Cappelletti
	Cappelletti (22) with the Los Angeles Rams in 1977
No. 22, 25
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	August 9, 1952; Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Monsignor Bonner ; (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
College:	Penn State (1971–1973)
NFL draft:	1974: 1st round, 11th pick
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1974–1978); San Diego Chargers (1980–1983);
Career highlights and awards
	Heisman Trophy (1973); Maxwell Award (1973); Walter Camp Award (1973); UPI Player of the Year (1973); Chic Harley Award (1973); Unanimous All-American (1973); First-team All-East (1973); Penn State Nittany Lions No. 22 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	824
Rushing yards:	2,951
Rushing touchdowns:	24
Receptions:	135
Receiving yards:	1,233
Receiving touchdowns:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

John Raymond Cappelletti (born August 9, 1952) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers.

He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Coach Joe Paterno said that Cappelletti was "the best football player I ever coached" or words to that effect. Cappelletti's relationship with his younger brother Joey, who was stricken with leukemia, was chronicled into a book and television movie, Something for Joey.