Mike Kasap

Mike E. "Battleship" Kasap was an American football player who played at the tackle position.
A native of Oglesby, Illinois, he played college football at Illinois [Fighting Illini football|Illinois] and Purdue. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 12th round of the 1945 [NFL draft] but did not play for the Lions. He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Baltimore Colts during the Baltimore Colts season|1947 season]. He appeared in a total of 12 AAFC games, three as a starter.
He coached the hockey and football teams at the University of Vermont from 1948 to 1951.
Kasap died in 1994 at LaSalle, Illinois.