After Football
After retiring from football, Chappuis worked in various business ventures. In the 1950s, he was in the electrical appliance business in South Bend, Indiana. He spent thirteen years with Central Soya Co. in Fort Wayne, Indiana, retiring in 1983 as the Vice President in charge of Labor Relations. He later formed his own management consulting business in Fort Wayne.
Chappuis and his wife, Ann Chappuis, had four children. Chappuis is the uncle of former Michigan and Baltimore Colts strong safety Rick Volk. In 2012, he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
Chappuis fell in June 2012 and was hospitalized at the University of Michigan Hospital. He died a few days later on June 14, 2012.
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