Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1980
Chappell is one of only 10 players in ACC history who have been named ACC Player of the Year more than once. Chappell is seventh in career scoring average in ACC history, averaging 24.89 points in 87 career games. He also ranks fourth in the ACC in career rebounds per game, averaging 13.94. Chappell was a first team All-America in 1961 and earned consensus first team All-America honors in 1962. One of the premier scorers in the ACC, Chappell averaged 30.1 points per game in 1962 when he set the record for the most points in an ACC game with 50 against Virginia. He led Wake Forest to two NCAA Tournament appearances including a berth in the 1962 Final Four where the Deacs lost to Ohio State in the semifinals but defeated UCLA for third place.
Chappell remains one of only three players in ACC history who have been named MVP of the ACC Tournament twice as he led the Deacs to titles in 1961 and 1962. he played in the ACC Championship Game in all three of his varsity seasons, averaging 27.3 points in championship play. The fourth player picked in the first round of the 1962 NBA Draft by Syracuse, he played 11 seasons with 10 different teams during his professional career.
He was named an ACC Legend in 2008.
A native of Portage, Pennsylvania, Wake Forest head coach Bones McKinney made numerous trips to western Pennsylvania to recruit him.
In 1962, Chappell led Wake Forest to the Final Four and a No. 7 national ranking. He scored 932 points that year which was the most by any ACC player until Georgia Tech's Dennis Scott broke that mark years later. Chappell's 470 rebounds is more than any player who has played in the ACC since. He averaged 30.1 points and 15.2 rebounds as a senior.
As a junior, Chappell averaged 26.6 points and 14.0 boards per game.
Wake Forest won the ACC Tournament in each of his final two seasons. In 1961, the Deacons advanced to the NCAA East Regional final before falling to St. Joseph's. In 1962, the Deacons reached the Final Four.
