Dave Lapham

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Dave Lapham (born June 24, 1952 in Melrose, Massachusetts), is a former professional football offensive lineman for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals (1984). During his career, he played all five line positions and was a key player on the 1981 Bengals squad that won the AFC championship, but ultimately lost Super Bowl XVI to the San Francisco 49ers.

He wore uniform #62.

Lapham attended Syracuse University (where he lettered in three seasons and was a team captain), and was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 1974 draft. He played with them until 1984, when he signed a ten-year guaranteed personal services contract with the New Jersey Generals. "Lap" calls it a "... business decision for my family." [1] Linebacker Jim LeClair, his Bengals teammate, also signed with the Generals.

After his retirement, Dave Lapham became a Bengals broadcaster. He's the color analyst on Bengals radio broadcasts with partner Brad Johansen handling play-by-play duties. The duo also hosts Bengals Weekly with Marvin Lewis, a recap and preview television show. He also works on Fox Sports Net's broadcasts of Big 12 Conference games. Additionally, he appears as a panelist on Sports Rock, a local sports commentary program.

Lapham also worked with current Ohio State University play-by-play announcer Paul Keels and USC Trojans announcer Pete Arbogast on Bengal broadcasts during the course of his tenure as color man. He consistently interrupts his play-by-play announcer, usually to urge on Bengal players with insightful exhortations such as "come on!" and "get him!"

His nephew, Richard Lapham, also an offensive lineman, earned first-team accolades as a high schooler at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire in 2005 and signed with Boston College.