Vincent Francis Papale (born February 9, 1946 in Glenolden, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player. He played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League following two seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. Papale was the inspiration for the 2006 movie Invincible.
Papale attended Interboro High School, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field...
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Vincent Francis Papale (born February 9, 1946 in Glenolden, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player. He played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League following two seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. Papale was the inspiration for the 2006 movie Invincible.
Papale attended Interboro High School, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In his only year of varsity football, Papale won All-Delaware County Honorable Mention honors. In track, he was a standout pole vaulter, triple jumper, and long jumper. He began competing in track during his senior year at Interboro. He won the District I (Philadelphia suburban area) large-schools championship in pole vault, then finished fourth in the state meet. Papale's best pole vault that year was 12 ft 9 in which edged him into the top 10 all-time PA high school vaulters (at that time).
Papale attended Philadelphia's St. Joseph's...
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