John Frank
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| John Frank | |
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| Date of birth | April 17, 1962 |
| Place of birth |  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Position(s) | Tight End |
| College | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft | 1984 / Round 2/ Pick 56 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1984-1988 | San Francisco 49ers |
John E. Frank (born April 17, 1962, in Pittsburgh) was an American football player who played tight end in the NFL from 1984 to 1988 and earned two Super Bowl rings.
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[edit] High school & college
He attended Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, the same high school Mark Cuban attended.
As an undergraduate, he played college football at Ohio State University, where he set a school record for receptions by a tight end (121). All-Big Ten as a junior and senior, Frank ranks 4th on the all-time Ohio State receiving list with 121 catches for 1,481 yards and 9 touchdowns. The receptions and yardage totals are the most in school history by a tight end. He was a 3-year starter, catching a personal high 45 passes in 1981 and again in 1983, still a record total for tight ends. He was voted the team MVP as a senior. In the classroom, Frank was a 2-time Academic All-American and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee as a senior.[1]
[edit] NFL career
His five-year pro career was spent with the San Francisco 49ers, which he helped lead to victory in Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII.
Frank finished his career in 1988 with a total of 65 receptions for 662 yards and 10 touchdowns.
[edit] After the NFL
After retiring from football, Frank earned his M.D. from Ohio State in 1992. He currently works as an ophthalmologist in San Francisco.
He has also been a founding member of the Israeli Bobsled Team. He also competes on the team as the brakeman. [2]
[edit] Hall of Fame
In 1998 Frank was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Frank, who is Jewish, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. [3]
[edit] External links
- NFL statistics
- Joe Eskenazi, "John Frank, ex-49er turned surgeon, has a mom to thank", Jewish News Weekly of Northern California (August 23, 2002)
- "From Football To Bobsledding?", KGO-TV (July 1, 2003)
- Israeli Bobsled Team
- National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bio
| Preceded by Tim Spencer |
Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1983 |
Succeeded by Keith Byars |
| Preceded by Bruce Baumgartner John Elway Richard J. Giusto Charles F. Kiraly David R. Rimington |
NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1984 John E. Frank Beth Heiden Terrell L. Hoage Stefan G. Humphries Steve Young |
Succeeded by Gregg Carr Tracy Caulkins Doug Flutie Mark J. Traynowicz Susan E. Walsh |
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