[2] The Washington Times wrote: "His work was of high order, and he is big and fast enough to make good at college.
"[3] Kaplan played college football for Lehigh in 1918 and Catholic University in 1919.
[1] He began the 1921 season playing professional football in the NFL for the Washington Senators.
[4][5] In September 1922, Kaplan was hired as the line coach at Kanawa club.
He died from pneumonia on August 23, 1931, at the age of 33 while at Perry Point, Maryland.