Frank Emanuel
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Clio, South Carolina, U.S. | December 4, 1942||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Warwick (Newport News, Virginia) | ||||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1966 / round: 4 / pick: 52 (By the Philadelphia Eagles) | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 2 / pick: 9 (By the Miami Dolphins) | ||||||||
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Thomas Frank Emanuel (born December 4, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was made captain of the volunteers in 1965. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[1] He played professionally for the American Football League (AFL)'s Miami Dolphins and the National Football League (NFL)'s New Orleans Saints. He is also a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
College career
[edit]Emanuel played college football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team. In 1965, his senior season, he was elected to several All-American and All-SEC teams. Emanuel also wrestled for Tennessee in the 1964 NCAA wrestling championships despite the Volunteers not having a team at the time.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Emanuel (2004) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Emanuel". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. August 13, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ https://www.wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201964.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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