Frank Balkovec

{{Short description|Canadian football player}}

{{Infobox CFL player

|name=Frank Balkovec

|image=

|ImageWidth=

|caption=

|import=no

|position1=Linebacker

|number=

|College=Toronto

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1959|11|26}}

|birth_place=Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia{{Cite web|url=http://cflapedia.com/Database/b.htm|title = B}} (now Slovenia)

|Height_ft=6

|Height_in=0

|Weight_lbs=235

|CFLDraftedYear=1984

|CFLDraftedRound=1

|CFLDraftedPick=1

|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1984}}–{{CFL Year|1987}}

|playing_team1=Edmonton Eskimos

|playing_years2={{CFL Year|1988}}–{{CFL Year|1989}}

|playing_team2=Calgary Stampeders

|playing_years3={{CFL Year|1990}}–{{CFL Year|1991}}

|playing_team3=Ottawa Rough Riders

|career_highlights =

• Grey Cup champion (1987)

}}

Frank Balkovec (born November 26, 1959) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played for eight seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders, and Ottawa Rough Riders. He was drafted first overall in the 1984 CFL Draft by the BC Lions. He played college football for the Toronto Varsity Blues.