Bernie Kaplan
| No. 55, 77 | |
Kaplan in 1936 | |
| Born: | May 7, 1913 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died: | June 14, 1992 (aged 79) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| College | McDaniel College |
| High school | Simon Gratz (PA) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1935–1936 | New York Giants |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Career stats | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Starts | 8 |
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Bernard "Champ" Kaplan (May 7, 1913 – June 14, 1992) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.
A two-time national collegiate boxing champion in the light heavyweight class, Kaplan signed with Philadelphia fight manager Joe Jacobs in 1935 and was touted as "The Jewish Jack Dempsey" and a potential contender for the heavyweight boxing title, fighting at 189 pounds.