Ed Franco
Franco c. 1936
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| Position: | Tackle, Offensive guard |
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| Date of birth: | April 24, 1915 |
| Place of birth: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death: | November 18, 1992 (aged 77) |
| Place of death: | Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| College: | Fordham University, New York City |
| NFL Draft: | 1938 / Round: 5 / Pick: 31 |
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Edmondo Guido Armando "Ed" Franco (April 24, 1915 – November 18, 1992) was a professional American football player. He earned fame as one of the legendary Seven Blocks of Granite and played professionally for the Boston Yanks. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
Ed Franco was the youngest of nine children born to Italian immigrants, Nicola and Filomena Franco, on Christopher Street, in New York City. The family later moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where Franco began to display his extraordinary athletic ability. He earned All-State honors at William L. Dickinson High School as both guard for the football team and catcher for baseball.
After high school, Ed "Devil Doll" Franco attended Fordham University where he was elected president of his freshman class. He played guard and tackle for the legendary "Seven Blocks of Granite," coached by the "Sleepy" Jim Crowley, one of the famed Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. The 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 196-pound (89 kg) Franco was voted as a consensus All-American for both positions following the 1937 and 1938 seasons, only one of two Fordham players ever named consensus All-American. He played alongside the famous Vince Lombardi, the right guard for the Blocks of Granite. In 1935 the Rams posted a 6-1-2 record with five shutouts. The 1936 squad lost only one game, the season finale to New York University. The Blocks saw their peak in 1937 with 8 wins, no losses, and no ties.
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