John Frank 2397540 214836200 2008-05-25T14:22:45Z Tassedethe 7098284 {{otherpeople}} {{NFL player |Image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | |Name=John Frank |DateOfBirth=[[April 17]], [[1962]] |Birthplace={{flagicon|USA}} [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |DateofDeath= |Position=[[Tight End]] |College=[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] |DraftedYear=1984 |DraftedRound=2/ Pick 56 |Stats=Y |DatabaseFootball=FRANKJOH01 |PFR=FranJo00 |years=1984-1988 |teams=[[San Francisco 49ers]] |ProBowls= }} '''John E. Frank''' (born [[April 17#Births|April 17]], [[1962#Births|1962]], in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]) was an [[American football]] player who played [[tight end]] in the [[NFL]] from 1984 to 1988 and earned two [[Super Bowl]] rings. ==High school & college== He attended [[Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Mt. Lebanon High School]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], the same high school [[Mark Cuban]] attended. As an undergraduate, he played [[college football]] at the [[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.[http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/greats/osu-m-footbl-frank.html] ==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. ==After the NFL== After retiring from football, Frank earned his [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] from Ohio State in [[1992]]. He is a board-certified [[Otolaryngologist]] and dedicated facial plastic surgeon and hair loss expert in [[New York]].[http://www.hairclinicusa.com/meetdr.html] In 2002, he co-founded the [[Israeli Bobsled Team]].[http://www.israelibobsled.com/about/team.html] He continues to participate on the team as the brakeman. [http://www.israelibobsled.com/about/john_frank.html] ==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]]. [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:29HCY7_neSEJ:www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp%3Fid%3D179+%22John+Frank%22+football&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=30&gl=us] ==External links== *[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/FranJo00.htm NFL statistics] *[http://www.hairclinicusa.com Medical practice in New York City] *[http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/18767/edition_id/378/format/html/displaystory.html Joe Eskenazi, "John Frank, ex-49er turned surgeon, has a mom to thank", ''Jewish News Weekly of Northern California'' (August 23, 2002)] *[http://web.archive.org/web/20041108160514/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/sports/070103_sp_bobsled.html "From Football To Bobsledding?", KGO-TV (July 1, 2003)] *[http://www.israelibobsled.com/about/summary.html Israeli Bobsled Team] *[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:29HCY7_neSEJ:www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp%3Fid%3D179+%22John+Frank%22+football&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=30&gl=us National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bio] {{start box}} {{succession box | title=[[Ohio State Buckeyes football#Season MVP|Ohio State Buckeyes <br> Football Season MVP]] <br> 1983 | before=[[Tim Spencer]] | after=[[Keith Byars]] | years=}} {{succession box | title=[[Today's Top VIII Award|NCAA Top Five Award]] | before=[[Bruce Baumgartner]]<br>[[John Elway]]<br>[[Richard J. Giusto]]<br>[[Karch Kiraly|Charles F. Kiraly]]<br>[[Dave Rimington|David R. Rimington]] | years='''''Class of 1984'''''<br>[[John Frank|John E. Frank]]<br>[[Beth Heiden]]<br>[[Terry Hoage|Terrell L. Hoage]]<br>[[Stefan Humphries|Stefan G. Humphries]]<br>[[Steve Young (athlete)|Steve Young]] | after=[[Gregg Carr]]<br>[[Tracy Caulkins]]<br>[[Doug Flutie]]<br>[[Mark J. Traynowicz]]<br>[[Sue Walsh|Susan E. Walsh]] }} {{end box}} {{Super Bowl XIX}} {{Super Bowl XXIII}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, John}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American bobsledders]] [[Category:American football tight ends]] [[Category:Big 33 Football Classic alumni]] [[Category:Israeli bobsledders]] [[Category:Israeli Jews]] [[Category:Jewish American sportspeople]] [[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players]] [[Category:Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame]] [[Category:People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh]] [[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]