Early Years
Sapp was born and raised in Plymouth, Florida by a single mother. During the late 1980s he was honored as an outstanding football player at Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida as a linebacker, tight end, place kicker, and punter. Sapp holds school records for sacks, tackles for a loss, and longest field goal. While playing football for Apopka High School, Sapp delivered a hit on baseball player Johnny Damon, a player from Dr. Phillips High school, resulting in a concussion for Damon.
In 2007, Sapp was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team which selected the Top 33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in the state of Florida.
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