Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#81|David Franklin Tight End
Retired (1964, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-17-1986) Potential C+
Age at Death 55 Born 08-09-1930 in Dusseldorf, Germany
Drafted Round 62, Pick 1474 (1960) Experience 8 Years (102 Wks)
College Hawaii University, 1951 Salary 745 ($985K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C  Catching B- Pass Cover D  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking C+ Run Cover D  Kick Acc D+
Carrying C  Run Blocking B+ Tackling C- Kick Return D-
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C+ Execution C  Agility C+
Strength B  Health F  Aggressiveness D- Hands B+
Jumping B      Attitude B+ Break Tackle D 
ROLES
QB D+ C C+ DT C- SS C- K F  GUN C 
WR C  G C+ DE D+ FS C- P D- KR C-
HB/TB C- T C+ ILB C- CB C- LS D+ KRB C 
FB C  TE B- OLB C- H C  HT B- KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1960 Position 10   0/1   0/1     0/4   0/2 0/1                         0/1   0/10
1960 Drills 21 0/1 0/2 2/2 0/2                 0/3           0/3 0/1   0/3 1/4   3/21
1960 Declines 0 -3/0 -3/0   -1/0     -1/0 -1/0     -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0     -3/0   -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -6/0 -42/0
1961 Position 13   0/1   0/1     0/3 0/3 0/2 0/2             0/1               0/13
1961 Drills 26 0/4 0/3 0/1 0/2                 0/4           1/4 0/2   0/3 0/3   1/26
1961 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0       -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -4/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -4/0 -3/0   -5/0 -2/0 -4/0 -5/0 -58/0
1962 Position 10   0/1   1/1     0/1 0/1   0/2               0/1       0/1 0/2   1/10
1962 Drills 24 0/1 0/5 0/1 0/4                 0/4           0/2 0/3   1/2 0/2   1/24
1962 Declines 0 -14/0 -4/0       -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -3/0 -7/0 -3/0 -1/0 -4/0 -70/0
1963 Position 11               0/2 0/2 0/4               0/2         0/1   0/11
1963 Drills 25 0/1 0/1   0/3                 0/4         0/2 0/2 0/6   0/2 0/4   0/25
1963 Declines 0 -18/0 -7/0   -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -5/0 -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -7/0 -6/0 -7/0 -1/0 -9/0 -6/0 -6/0 -8/0 -4/0 -3/0 -7/0 -125/0
1964 Position 10       0/1     0/1 0/1 1/1 0/3                       0/1 0/2   1/10
1964 Drills 24 0/3 0/2 1/2 0/3                 1/4         0/1 0/4 0/2   0/1 0/2   2/24
1964 Declines 0 -25/0 -6/0   -6/0 -6/0 -5/0 -5/0 -3/0 -4/0 -7/0 -6/0 -8/0 -7/0 -7/0 -4/0 -5/0 -2/0 -8/0 -4/0 -7/0 -6/0 -4/0 -4/0 -6/0 -145/0
Total -68/10 -23/16 3/6 -9/18 -8/0 -8/0 -12/9 -10/7 -13/7 -16/12 -19/0 -22/0 -22/19 -22/0 -20/0 -14/0 -5/1 -26/6 -15/15 -19/14 -29/0 -14/13 -12/21 -28/0 -431/174

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1965David Franklin has retired from football.
09-04-1961The Los Angeles RAMS have waived David Franklin.
08-28-1961The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Ted Patrick, David Franklin, M.L. Carmichael, Bill Bartkowski, Hall Crowley, Jim Lamb, Howard Washington, Ira Taylor, and Dennis Shehee to the active roster. The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Frank Murphy, SHOTA, Nick Phillips, GENKAI, Paul Sanders, Walter Elston, Mike Goode, Ernie Miller, and Michael Green to the inactive roster.
04-30-1961The Los Angeles RAMS have acquired David Franklin from the waiver wire.
08-08-1960The Arizona Specters have waived David Franklin.