John Frank – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
John Frank
Tight End 1980-83
John Frank distinguished himself both as a football player and as a scholar. All-Big Ten as a junior and senior, Frank ranks fourth on the all-time Ohio State receiving list with 121 catches for 1,481 yards and nine touchdowns. The receptions and yardage totals are the most in school history by a tight end. He was a three-year starter, catching a personal high 45 passes in 1981 and again in 1983, still a record total for tight ends. He was voted the team MVP as a senior. In the classroom, Frank was a two-time Academic All-American and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee as a senior. After winning two Super Bowl rings with San Francisco 49ers, Frank returned to Ohio State to continue his medical studies. He received his doctor of medicine in June of 1992.
