Cleveland Franklin

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Cleveland Franklin

| image = Cleveland Franklin, circa 1976.png

| caption = Franklin with the Baylor Bears, {{Circa|1976}}

| position = Running back

| number = 28, 30, 38

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|4|24}}

| birth_place = Brenham, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 216

| high_school = Brenham (TX)

| college = Baylor

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 8

| draftpick = 202

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1977|1978}})
• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1979|1982}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-SWC (1975)

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts-yards

| statvalue1 = 208-635

| statlabel2 = Receptions-yards

| statvalue2 = 36-258

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

}}

Cleveland Franklin (born April 24, 1955) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news/163620463/ | title=Fullback Gets Death Sentence | work=Philadelphia Daily News | date=August 28, 1979 | accessdate=21 January 2025}} He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1977 to 1978 and the Baltimore Colts from 1980 to 1982.{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Franklin |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FranCl00.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123041540/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FranCl00.htm |archive-date=2023-01-23 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}