William George Capece is a former professional American football

American football

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 player who played placekicker

Placekicker

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 for three seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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. He attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School

Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School

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 in Hollywood, Florida

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 along with David Shula, and was invited by Shula's father, Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 coach Don Shula

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, to attend Dolphin practices and work out with placekicker Garo Yepremian

Garo Yepremian

Garabed Sarkis "Garo" Yepremian is an Armenian-American former football placekicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a career that spanned from 1966 to 1981. -Career:Yepremian was born in Larnaca, Cyprus to...

. It was Yepremian who provided Capece with the encouragement to consider a career in professional football. Capece attended Florida State University

Florida State Seminoles football

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, where he graduated as the holder of FSU's records for single-season scoring (104 points), most field goals in a game (five, against Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers football

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), and field goal percentage (100%). His 104 points in 1980 were the most by a kicker in national collegiate history. He was signed to a professional contract with the Buccaneers in 1981

1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 5-10-1 season. The team was considered to be superior to the 1979 team that finished the season one game shy of the Super Bowl. With the running game and special teams ineffective, the Buccaneers depended heavily on...

, during a week in which the Buccaneers cut both their placekicker and their punter. Ironically, Capece's signing marked the end of his former mentor's career, as Yepremian was the player he was signed to replace. After a late-1983

1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

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 loss to the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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 in which missed kicks provided the margin of defeat, coach John McKay made his famous announcement that "Capece is kaput". Capece returned as the team's placekicker the following season, but was waived following a poor performance in a preseason game against the Dolphins. His 41 field goals stood as the Buccaneers' career record until broken in 1987

1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

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 by Donald Igwebuike

Donald Igwebuike

Donald Amechi Igwebuike is a former Nigerian kicker of American football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He is the fourth place all-time scorer for the Buccaneers with 416 overall points...

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