John Frank (American football)
| Position: | Tight End | ||
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| Date of birth: | April 17, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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| College: | Ohio State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56 | ||
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John E. Frank (born April 17, 1962) is a hair restoration surgeon and was an American football player who played tight end in the NFL from 1984 to 1988 and earned two Super Bowl rings.
John E. Frank was born April 17, 1962 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Alan Frank and Barbara Sheck Frank. He attended Hoover Elementary School in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Jefferson Junior High School and Mt. Lebanon High School in suburban Pittsburgh, graduating in 1980.
He was an All-State Tight End in high school but because of his strong interest in science and medicine, he turned down offers to attend and play college football at the University of Southern California,Yale University and the University of Virginia in order to enroll in The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. David Schuller, chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology in the medical school at Ohio State, helped convince Frank that he could be successful both academically and athletically.
Prior to enrolling at The Ohio State University, he worked in Dr Thomas Starzl’s canine surgical laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. There, they were developing the optimum cryopreservative solutions for Liver Transplantation.
At Ohio State, he played college football and became a two time Academic All American, where he set a school record for receptions by a tight end (121) in 1982 and 1983.
With David Schuller at Ohio State, he co-authored several research papers investigating the best treatments for pediatric croup and the work was published in the Laryngoscope.
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