Ken Frost
{{Short description|American football player (1938–2021)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ken Frost
| image =
| caption =
| position = Defensive tackle
| number = 79
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|11|17}}
| birth_place = Brentwood, Tennessee
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|26|1938|11|17}}
| death_place = Athens, Alabama
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 242
| high_school = Franklin (TN)
| college = Tennessee
| undraftedyear = 1961
| pastteams =
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1961}}–{{NFL Year|1962}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1963}})*
| highlights =
- NFL All-rookie team ({{NFL Year|1961}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 17
| pfr = FrosKe20
}}
Carroll Kenneth Frost (November 17, 1938 – January 26, 2021) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.
Early years
Frost attended Franklin High School, before accepting a football scholarship from the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Organ |first=Mike |date=November 21, 2018 |title=Nashville's next 50 greatest high school football players |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2018/11/21/nashville-next-50-greatest-high-school-football-players-ty-chandler-cj-beathard/1977359002/ |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} He was held out from the team as a sophomore. In 1960, his teammates voted him outstanding lineman.
In 1961, he was suspended after not meeting the school's academic requirements and left school before his college eligibility was over to join the NFL.{{Cite web |date=June 20, 1961 |title=SEC Schools Lose Three Top Tackles |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19610620&id=Lt5NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8IoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3575,5589714&hl=es |access-date=February 3, 2018 |website=The Free Lance-Star|via=Google News|agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |date=August 8, 1961 |title=Floridian Puts Volts In The Vols |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19610808&id=OT9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MHkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6873,3363828&hl=es |access-date=February 3, 2018 |website=St. Petersburg Times|via=Google News}}
Professional career
=Dallas Cowboys=
Frost was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1961 NFL draft, which at the time was seen as a coup, as his skills were being compared to those of first round draft choice Bob Lilly. Although he was a backup, he was named to the NFL All-rookie team.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19611201&id=FTwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5353,378649&hl=es|title=Pro League Frosh Make It On Quality|accessdate=February 3, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510171012/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19611201&id=FTwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5353,378649&hl=es|url-status=dead}}
He became a starter at defensive tackle in his second season,{{Cite web |date=August 27, 1962 |title=Dallas' Timetable Hits Snag |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19620827&id=Q0VjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1320,4810057&hl=es |access-date=February 3, 2018 |website=Star-News|via=Google News|agency=UPI}} but suffered torn ligaments in his right knee during the third game against the Los Angeles Rams and was lost for the year.{{Cite web |date=October 13, 1962 |title=Frost On Reserve |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19621013&id=u9wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=964,4247510&hl=es |access-date=February 3, 2018 |website=The Spokesman-Review|via=Google News|agency=Associated Press}} The injury would eventually end his career.
On May 13, 1963, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a third round draft choice (#39-Roger Pillath).{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19630514&id=NJtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3299,3196732&hl=es|title=Browns Acquire Tackle Frost From Cowboys|accessdate=February 3, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Cleveland Browns=
Frost was waived by the Cleveland Browns on September 3.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19630904&id=XmhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7236,961429&hl=es|title=Pros Make Cuts Galor|accessdate=February 3, 2018|archive-date=May 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520064251/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19630904&id=XmhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7236,961429&hl=es|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
In 1963, he sued the Dallas Cowboys because of the medical treatment he received for his injured knee.{{Cite web |date=September 22, 1963 |title=Frost Sues Dallas Teams |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19630922&id=1u0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VdUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=596,2753098&hl=es |access-date=February 3, 2018 |website=Gadsden Times|via=Google News|agency=UPI}}
Frost died on January 26, 2021.{{Cite web |date=January 28, 2021 |title=Obituary: Carroll Kenneth Frost |url=https://www.williamsonherald.com/obituaries/obituary-carroll-kenneth-frost/article_5a5d7f9e-61c7-11eb-93ef-8faa661dcfba.html |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=Williamson Herald |language=en}}