John Frantz

{{Short description|American football player (born 1945)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Frantz

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| number = 51, 65

| position = Center

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|7|1}}

| birth_place = Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 230

| high_school = Nevada Union

| college = California

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 16

| draftpick = 415

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1968}})
• Orange County Ramblers (1968)

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 2

| pfr = FranJo23

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John Edward Frantz (born July 1, 1945) is an American former professional football center who played one season for the Buffalo Bills. He also played for the Orange County Ramblers.

Frantz was born on July 1, 1945, in Kokomo, Indiana. He went to Nevada Union High School and California for college.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-frantjoh001|title=John Frantz football Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} John was selected in the 16th round (415th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FranJo23.htm|title=John Frantz Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He only made two appearances with them. Frantz then played with the Orange County Ramblers of the Continental Football League (COFL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerf/fran08400.html|title=Jack Frantz Stats - Pro Football Archives|website=www.profootballarchives.com}} He wore number 51 with the Bills and 65 with the Ramblers.