Scott Frantz (American football)
| Kansas State Wildcats – No. 74 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Major | Special education |
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| Born: | June 7, 1996 Lawrence, Kansas |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 303 lb (137 kg) |
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| High school | Free State (Lawrence, Kansas) |
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Scott A. Frantz (born June 7, 1996) is an American former college football player who was an offensive tackle for the Kansas State Wildcats. He earned second-team all-conference honors in the Big 12 as a senior in 2019.
Frantz attended Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas, before committing to play at Kansas State University.[1] In 2017, Frantz publicly came out as gay, joining My-King Johnson as two of the first openly gay players in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).[2] Later that same year, Frantz became the first openly gay college football player to play in a game for an FBS school.[3] He started 51 straight games for the Wildcats and was named second-team All-Big-12 in his senior year in 2019.[4]
He went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nightengale, Bobby (June 18, 2014). "Free State O-lineman Frantz commits to K-State / LJWorld.com". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Scott Frantz of Kansas State Wildcats details telling teammates he is gay". Espn.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd (September 4, 2017). "Big XII football team with openly gay player wins by 36 points. So much for distractions". Outsports. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Robinett, Kellis (April 30, 2020). "How undrafted Kansas State lineman Scott Frantz is dealing with unlikely NFL future". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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