"The late Joe Kapp could make that claim. He played two sports at Cal, best known for leading the Bears to their most recent Rose Bowl following the 1958 season. But the man who later quarterbacked the BC Lions to a Canadian Grey Cup championship and the Minnesota Vikings into Super Bowl IV also played hoops for the Bears. He was an All-American in football, a backup guard on the basketball team. Kapp played the 1956-57 and '57-58 seasons, averaging just 1.8 points each season."
"At 6-foot-5, Gonzalez caught 89 passes for 1,302 yards in three seasons at Cal, including 10 receptions for 150 yards in the 1995 Big Game. He also played three seasons of basketball, averaging 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. His big basketball moment came in the second round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament when he outscored future NBA lottery pick Tim Thomas 23-11 in the Bears' victory over Villanova."
Joe Kapp played both football and basketball at Cal, led the Bears to the 1958 Rose Bowl, later quarterbacked the BC Lions to a Grey Cup and the Minnesota Vikings to Super Bowl IV. Kapp was an All-American in football and a backup guard on the basketball team, averaging 1.8 points in the 1956-57 and 1957-58 seasons; coach Pete Newell credited him with toughness and leadership. Tony Gonzalez accumulated 1,325 NFL receptions and 111 touchdowns after starring in football at Cal and also played three seasons of basketball, averaging 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. Ernie Nevers was a Stanford All-America fullback in 1925 who played four sports and spent five seasons in the NFL.
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