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Joe Kapp, QB Who Led Vikings To First Super Bowl Appearance, Dies At 85

"Everybody loved Joe Kapp," Hall of Fame safety Paul Krause said. "He was a great leader, a great friend and really held our team together."

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Kapp, the quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl appearance, has died.

The Vikings confirmed Kapp's death Tuesday. He was 85 years old. An obituary said his "long battle with dementia has run out."

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