Frank Emmons Explained

Frank Emmons
Position:Fullback
Birth Date:17 September 1918
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Edmonds, Washington, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:213
High School:Beaverton (OR)
College:Oregon
Draftyear:1940
Draftround:5
Draftpick:32
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Rushing attempts
Statvalue1:29
Statlabel2:Rushing yards
Statvalue2:77
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:2
Pfr:EmmoFr20

Franklin Boone Emmons (September 17, 1918 – November 5, 2005) was an American football fullback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for one season in 1940. He played college football at Oregon before being selected by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 1940 NFL draft.[1]

After playing for the Eagles as a rookie in 1940, the team moved to Pittsburgh in a series of transactions known as the Pennsylvania Polka and became the Pittsburgh Steelers.[2] He did not play for the Steelers in 1941, however, and retired shortly after. He served in World War II for the United States Army Air Forces.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1940 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-30 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. News: Braunwart, Bob, Carroll, Bob, and Joe Horrigan . Pennsylvania Polka . profootballresearchers.com . 1982 . 2018-02-03.
  3. Web site: WW II Honor Roll . ProFootballHOF.com . September 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: Frank Emmons . ProFootballArchives.com . September 19, 2019.