good bye umbro if u dont know what it means ask someone i felt uncomfortable to put it in a tribute my friend al was my mentor my friend and my hero he was the sweetest guy in town a gentleman 24 7 but get the son of a gun on the football field and he was a monster middle linebacker at 135 lbs quick az a cat an ornery az an umbro he was our garfield hts football team
bulldogs leader we may have more talented players but no one more fierce on game day if u were ever gonna go into a battle al would be the guy u wanted on ur side he was the type of guy that ran towards the problem to see if he could help while others ran away in 1965 we won the greater cleveland conference championship a lot because of als leadrship and competitive spirit on a personal note al was responsible for me getting into my first varsity football game i was a jr and al a senior our nose guard wasnt doing a very good job of keeping guys off al so in a timeout he tells coach cliff foust to put me in thanks al a highlight of my life i myself have been ill and al came to visit a few years back and we visited and told old stories and laughed and cried ill miss him he was such a unique guy RIP al u will b missed we loved you 

My sincere condolences to the entire Chuppa family. Al was an exceptional family man and I always enjoyed our conversations...he was so proud of you all. RIP Mr. Chuppa.                                                             Keith Boedicker