Elvis Franks
{{Short description|Player of American football (born 1957)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Elvis Franks
|number=94, 74
|position=Defensive end
|birth_date={{Birth date|1957|7|9|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Doucette, Texas, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2021|7|20|1957|7|9}}
|death_place=Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=4
|weight_lb=252
|college=Morgan St.
|draftyear=1980
|draftround=5
|draftpick=116
|pastteams=* Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1980|1984}})
- Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1985|1986}})
- New York Jets (1986)
|statlabel1=Sacks
|statvalue1=11.5
|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries
|statvalue2=3
|pfr=FranEl20
}}
Elvis Franks (born July 9, 1957) is a former American football defensive end who played seven years in the National Football League (NFL).
Background
Franks was born on July 9, 1957, in Doucette, Texas. He attended Kirby High School in Woodville, Texas, and college at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He received a full athletic scholarship for track and field, but after being approached by a football coach, he began to play for the football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.armchairgm.com/Elvis_Franks |title=Elvis Franks - Biography |publisher=ArmchairGM |accessdate=2008-06-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908050934/http://www.armchairgm.com/Elvis_Franks |archivedate=2008-09-08 }}
Controversy
In 1986, while he was a member of the Los Angeles Raiders, Franks was arrested in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on a charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Franks attempted to sell the drug to an undercover agent.{{cite news |title=Raider End Arrested |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/22/sports/sports-people-raider-end-arrested.html |access-date=December 5, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=July 22, 1987}}
References
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Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Los Angeles Raiders players
Category:Morgan State Bears football players
Category:Morgan State University alumni