Don Popplewell

Donald C. Popplewell (born January 24, 1949) is an American former football player. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was a consensus All-American center in 1970.

Popplewell was raised in Raytown, Missouri. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he played college football at the center position for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was six feet, two inches tall and weighed 240 pounds as a football player at Colorado. receiving first-team honors from the United Press International, Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Football Writers Association of America.

Popplewell was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 10th round (254th overall pick) of the 1971 NFL draft, but he did not play in the National Football League.