Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#56|Bill Frank Defensive Tackle
Retired (1979, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (06-02-2011) Potential B 
Age at Death 64 Born 10-12-1946 in Millville, NJ
Drafted Round 1, Pick 21 (1969) Experience 9 Years (181 Wks)
College Illinois University Urbana, 1969 Salary 745 ($985K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching F  Pass Cover D  Kick Power D-
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking C  Run Cover B- Kick Acc D 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking D- Tackling B- Kick Return F 
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina C  Execution B- Agility C+
Strength B+ Health D  Aggressiveness D  Hands C-
Jumping D+     Attitude B- Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D  C C- DT B  SS C  K F  GUN C 
WR D+ G C  DE C+ FS C- P F  KR D+
HB/TB D+ T C  ILB C+ CB C- LS D  KRB D+
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C+ H D  HT D+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1969 COL 16 16 0 0 0 13.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1970 COL 16 16 0 0 0 10.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3
1971 COL 16 16 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1972 COL 16 16 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1973 COL 16 16 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1974 COL 16 16 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1975 COL 16 16 0 0 0 7.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1976 COL 16 16 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1977 COL 13 13 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1978 COL 3 3 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   144 144 0 0 0 66.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 13

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1980Bill Frank has retired from football.
10-01-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Matt Carothers to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman to the inactive roster.
10-01-1978The Colorado Dimebags have waived Bill Frank.
09-24-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Damien Van Buren and Ed Spencer to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dave Prochaska and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
09-03-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, Dave Prochaska, Bill Frank, Hugh Williams, Hatch Best, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, John Nygren, Ray Lyons, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Damien Van Buren, Mark Golsen, Dutch Clements, Tim Baisi, Joey Bastian, Steve Leith, Kerlin Humphrey, Markus Schmaehl, Ed Spencer, and Richard Lehrer to the inactive roster.
01-09-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Derrick Floyd, Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Richard Lehrer, and Rodger Greene to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Don Brown, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, Rod Niccolai, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the inactive roster.
01-01-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dutch MacDonald, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Josh Jones, Dave Prochaska, Willis Harris, Sid Clark, Howard Hornung, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Richard Lehrer, Rodger Greene, and Derrick Floyd to the inactive roster.
12-26-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Richard Lehrer, Rodger Greene, and Derrick Floyd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dutch MacDonald, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Josh Jones, Dave Prochaska, Willis Harris, Sid Clark, Howard Hornung, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
11-20-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ray Lyons and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy and Rodger Greene to the inactive roster.
10-31-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Paul Coyle and Dave Prochaska to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ray Lyons and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
10-30-1977Bill Frank of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 25 days.
09-05-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob DeLong, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Dick Rundquist, Hugh Williams, Ray Lyons, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Rulon Stewart, Chas Shy, Derrick Floyd, Todd Hanneman, Stanley Cureton, Tim Baisi, Richard Lehrer, Bob Lott, Seneca Westbrook, and M.L. Wiley to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved John Rodgers, Mike Clark, Dutch Clements, Stanley Cureton, Bob Lott, and Derrick Floyd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Latorio Mitchell, Dan Hinton, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Robert Stanley, Harry Horween, and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
09-06-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Trent Russell, and Joe Winterheimer to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ricky Elliott, Derrick Floyd, Dutch Clements, Elmer Pearson, Freddie Doig, and Mike Clark to the inactive roster.
08-29-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, and Nick Snelling to the inactive roster.
08-04-1969The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bill Frank, Jerry Luke, Dewayne Watson, Nick Snelling, Bill Flanigan, Bob DeLong, and Ed Carrell to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mark Hickman, Mark Simmons, and Robert Petchel to the inactive roster.