Frank Ziegler
Ziegler on a 1952 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
| No. 41 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback Defensive back | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | October 1, 1923 College Park, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | March 6, 2011 (aged 87) Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | College Park (College Park, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1949: 3rd round, 29th pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Francis Richard Ziegler (October 1, 1923 – March 6, 2011) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. Frank Ziegler started a tool company with his brother Bill after retiring from the NFL.[1]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Won the NFL championship | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1949 | PHI | 10 | 4 | 84 | 283 | 3.4 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1950 | PHI | 12 | 12 | 172 | 733 | 4.3 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 216 | 16.6 | 48 | 2 |
| 1951 | PHI | 12 | 6 | 113 | 418 | 3.7 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1952 | PHI | 11 | 8 | 67 | 172 | 2.6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 37 | 2 |
| 1953 | PHI | 12 | 11 | 83 | 320 | 3.9 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 211 | 14.1 | 43 | 0 |
| 57 | 41 | 519 | 1,926 | 3.7 | 52 | 11 | 47 | 639 | 13.6 | 48 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ Furman, Bisher (March 9, 2011). "RB Ziegler had 'too much guts'". ROCKDALECITIZEN.COM. Rockdale Citizen. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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