{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1954)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Clifton Alapa |image= |caption= |birth_date={{birth date and age|1954|12|14}} |birth_place= Kahuku, Hawaii, U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |Position=Defensive Line |College=Arizona State |DraftedYear= |DraftedRound= |CFLAllStar= |Awards= |highlights=* 1977 - Grey Cup champion |ProBowls= |playing_years1=1977–78 |playing_team1=Montreal Alouettes |playing_years2=1978 |playing_team2=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |playing_years3=1983 |playing_team3=Los Angeles Express }} '''Clifton Farrell Alapa''' (born December 14, 1954) is a former Canadian Football League defensive lineman and Grey Cup champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clifton Alapa USFL CFL Stats and Bio|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playera/alap00050.html|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>
Alapa was born in Kahuku, Hawaii, the hometown of CFL all-star Junior Ah You. They are both of Samoan descent, went to the same university and were friends when they played together in Montreal.
Alapa joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1977, playing 12 games and was part of their Grey Cup championship. He played 10 more games for the Larks in 1978, joining the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the last 4 games of the 1978 season.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=141}}</ref> He made a comeback in 1983 with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL, registering 1.5 sacks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1983 Los Angeles Express Football Statistics|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/t-USFLLAX/y-1983|website=StatsCrew.com|access-date=2024-01-09}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/a/alapa_clifton.htm CFLAPEDIA BIO] *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=alapacli001 CAREER STATS]
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