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George Franck

George Franck

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Sports General

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ISBN10: 6138012585
ISBN13: 9786138012580
Publisher: Aud Pub
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George Henning Sonny Franck was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was born in Davenport, Iowa and lived in Rock Island, Illinois. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the first round of the 1941 NFL Draft. Franck was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Henning joined the United States Marines Corps and served as an infantry officer on Iwo Jima where he saw Notre Dame football star Jack Chevigny killed in action. He eventually became a fighter pilot, serving aboard USS Hornet. After the war, he continued to play with the Giants in '46, '47 and '48. He eventually became a High School teacher and coach in Oklahoma City and then Rock Island High School in Illinois. He was a member of Broadway Presbyterian Church and enjoyed bowling He was survived by Helen, his wife of 57 years

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