“F” is for Football and Family for John Apicella
It was almost a foregone conclusion that John Apicella, a former starting quarterback at Montclair State University, was going to play football. His father’s plan was to teach him about life through the game of football, and he started playing during the second grade in flag football. It was not until fourth grade that he played tackle. Apicella played on the Junior Dawgs, the Springfield, New Jersey travel team, from fourth to eighth grade. Originally playing running back, it was not until ei...