Warren Sapp was born in Orlando, Florida, and raised in Plymouth by his single mother. He attended Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida, where he excelled as a multi-sport athlete. In football, he played various positions including punter, placekicker, tight end, and linebacker. Sapp set school records for tackles, sacks, and the longest field goal. He was recognized as the outstanding football player at the school by the late 1980s.
In addition to football, Sapp was a standout baseball player, playing third base and hitting a school-record 24 home runs during his junior year for the Blue Darters. In one memorable high school football game against Dr. Phillips High School, Sapp delivered a hit that concussed future Major League Baseball star Johnny Damon.
Sapp played college football at the University of Miami, where he gained national attention for his performance. He was a consensus All-American and won several prestigious awards, including the Lombardi Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and the Bill Willis Trophy. Sapp’s dominant defensive play helped solidify his status as one of the top college prospects in the country.
In the 1995 NFL Draft, Warren Sapp was selected 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Over nine seasons with the Buccaneers, he earned seven Pro Bowl selections and was instrumental in helping the team win Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002. He recorded 77 sacks in his time with Tampa Bay, second only to Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon in franchise history.
Sapp joined the Oakland Raiders in 2004 and played for them until his retirement in 2007. Over his 13-season NFL career, he amassed 96.5 sacks, including playoff games. This ranks him among the top career sack leaders for defensive tackles and places him 28th overall among all defensive linemen at the time of his retirement.
| Net Worth 2021: | 500 thousand |
