ed . ▁ ▁Career ▁Chap in ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Champion ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁letter ed ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁both ▁football ▁and ▁basketball . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Flash es ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁still ▁holds ▁the ▁single - game ▁passing ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 7 9 ▁yards . ▁As ▁the ▁point ▁guard ▁for ▁the ▁Flash es ▁basketball ▁team , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁eleven ▁points ▁and ▁seven ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁letter ed ▁all ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁baseball . ▁While ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁Flash es , ▁he ▁led ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁three ▁league ▁champion ships ▁and ▁received ▁All - Oh io ▁hon ors ▁in ▁baseball ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁Not ably , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Champion ▁High ▁School ▁al umn i ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball . ▁ ▁Chap in ▁later ▁attended ▁C uy ah oga ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Tri - C ' s ▁Baseball ▁team . ▁Following ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Cleveland ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Ohio ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁State ▁Vik ings ▁Baseball ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁joining ▁D ale ▁Moh or c ic ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁Tri - C ' s / V ik ings ▁players ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁Major ▁Le agues . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁selected ▁Chap in ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁round