Frankie Neal
{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Frankie Neal
| number = 80
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sebring, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 202
| high_school = Okeechobee (FL)
| college = Florida
Fort Hays State
| draftyear = 1987
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 71
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1987}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 36
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 420
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = NealFr20
}}
Frankie Leon Neal (born October 1, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1987. Neal played college football for University of Florida and Fort Hays State University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He is currently serving a 30 year prison sentence in the Florida Department of Corrections for numerous drug charges.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Early life
Neal was born in Sebring, Florida.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NealFr20.htm Frankie Neal]. Retrieved March 18, 2011. He attended Okeechobee High School in Okeechobee, Florida,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101214081201/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEALFRA01 Frankie Neal]}}. Retrieved March 18, 2011. where he played high school football for the Okeechobee Brahmans.
College career
Neal attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1983 to 1985.[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 127, 143–145, 184 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. Memorably, Neal was part of one of the ten greatest pass plays in Gators football history when he caught a pass from quarterback Kerwin Bell to go eighty-two yards from scrimmage for a touchdown against the Florida State Seminoles in 1985. He finished the 1985 season with twenty receptions for 487 yards, which is still the Gators' single-season record for most yards per catch (24.4 yards).
Professional career
The Green Bay Packers selected Neal in the third round of the 1987 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Packers during the {{NFL Year|1987}} season.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/players/frankieneal/profile?id=NEA166116 Frankie Neal]. Retrieved March 18, 2011. He finished his rookie season as a pro with thirty-six receptions for 420 yards and three touchdowns.
See also
{{Portal|American football|College football}}
References
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Category:People from Sebring, Florida
Category:Sportspeople from Highlands County, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Florida
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Florida Gators football players
Category:Fort Hays State Tigers football players