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Joe Kapp, former Vikings star QB who led team to Super Bowl, dead at 85

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Joe Kapp, a one-time Pro Bowl quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to an NFL Championship and Super Bowl appearance during the 1969 season, has died.

He was 85. Kapp had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease these last few years. Kapp’s son, J.J., told The San Francisco Chronicle late Monday night that his father had died "after a 15-year battle with dementia." The Santa Fe, New Mexico, native was a standout player at Cal.

He led the Golden Bears to a Rose Bowl during the 1958 season. He had 649 passing yards and two touchdown passes that season.

It remains Cal’s last Rose Bowl appearance in the program’s history. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM California Golden Bears head coach Joe Kapp watches warmups before an NCAA Pacific-10 football game against the UCLA Bruins played on Oct.

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