Former Blue Jay saves the life of NFL player
Cappuccino played defensive back for Hopkins from 1980-1983
"It was pretty clear when I went to medical school that my undergraduate education prepared me well," Cappuccino said. "The quality of education I received at Hopkins was amazing and I really learned the ability to think."
Even though Cappuccino graduated from Hopkins with a B.A. in Material Science and a B.E.S. in Biomedical Engineering, it is clear the Phi Gamma Delta brother did not spend all his time buried in the books. Cappucino was known around campus as a respected, likeable student-athlete, qualities which haven't changed to this day.
"Those are by far the best four years of my pre-married life," Cappuccino said.
"He and his three other roommates were about as much fun as you can have on a college campus," Coach Margraff said of his former teammate. "The entire team was very close and he was a great guy."
For all the fun Margraff, Cappuccino and the rest of the team had, Margraff has always known what the rest of the football world now knows: Dr. Cappuccino is the doctor you want overseeing your spinal care while on the football field.
As a college football coach, the injury to Kevin Everett is hard for Margraff to even think about.
"That's any coach's worst nightmare," Margraff said. "It's a sinking feeling that's indescribable."
No coach wants to see his player in Kevin Everett's position, because it usually means a life confined to a wheelchair. The fact that Kevin Everett might be able to walk again, therefore, can't be questioned as anything other than an absolute miracle.
Not one for all of the attention, Dr. Cappuccino deflects the praise.
"It's not about me but about a new technology that can help so many people, athletes and non-athletes alike," he said.
Dr. Cappuccino may be modest about his achievements in the medical field, but there is no denying that he is carrying on the good name of Hopkins athletes.
Saving lives while being employed by an NFL team? Nothing could be better than that for a former Hopkins football star.
Even though Cappuccino graduated from Hopkins with a B.A. in Material Science and a B.E.S. in Biomedical Engineering, it is clear the Phi Gamma Delta brother did not spend all his time buried in the books. Cappucino was known around campus as a respected, likeable student-athlete, qualities which haven't changed to this day.
"Those are by far the best four years of my pre-married life," Cappuccino said.
"He and his three other roommates were about as much fun as you can have on a college campus," Coach Margraff said of his former teammate. "The entire team was very close and he was a great guy."
For all the fun Margraff, Cappuccino and the rest of the team had, Margraff has always known what the rest of the football world now knows: Dr. Cappuccino is the doctor you want overseeing your spinal care while on the football field.
As a college football coach, the injury to Kevin Everett is hard for Margraff to even think about.
"That's any coach's worst nightmare," Margraff said. "It's a sinking feeling that's indescribable."
No coach wants to see his player in Kevin Everett's position, because it usually means a life confined to a wheelchair. The fact that Kevin Everett might be able to walk again, therefore, can't be questioned as anything other than an absolute miracle.
Not one for all of the attention, Dr. Cappuccino deflects the praise.
"It's not about me but about a new technology that can help so many people, athletes and non-athletes alike," he said.
Dr. Cappuccino may be modest about his achievements in the medical field, but there is no denying that he is carrying on the good name of Hopkins athletes.
Saving lives while being employed by an NFL team? Nothing could be better than that for a former Hopkins football star.
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