Alfred Richard Carapella (April 26, 1927 – October 17, 2020) was an American and Canadian football defensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

[2] After his junior year, Carapella had his older brother sign a waiver to allow him to try out for the New York Giants baseball club.

Because he signed a professional contract, Carapella was ineligible to compete in high school athletics during his senior year.

He asked his former high school coach to try to set up some workouts with college programs, and Carapella was invited to try out for the Miami and Kentucky.

In his senior year, Carapella helped lead the undefeated Hurricanes to an Orange Bowl berth, where they were defeated by Clemson by a score of 15–14 after Miami surrendered a late safety.