Ted Lapka

{{Short description|American football player (1920–2011)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|4|20}}

| birth_place = Hawthorne, Illinois

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|12|1|1920|4|20}}

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| number = 45

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| position1 = End

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| college = DePaul
St. Ambrose

| playing_years1 = 1943–1944, 1946

| playing_team1 = Washington Redskins

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| NFL = LAP415288

| DatabaseFootball = LAPKATED01

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Theodore Aloysius Lapka (April 20, 1920 – December 1, 2011) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was born in Hawthorne, Illinois. He attended DePaul University and St. Ambrose University{{Cite web|url=http://legacy.suntimes.com/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/obituary.aspx?n=theodore-lapka-ted&pid=154856923|title=Theodore "Ted" Lapka Obituary (2011) Chicago Sun-Times}} He had one receiving touchdown and missed the 1945 season while fighting in World War II.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}.