John Frank

For other people named John Frank, see John Frank (disambiguation).

John Frank

Tight End
Personal information
Date of birth: April 17, 1962 (1962-04-17)
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career information
College: Ohio State
Debuted in 1984
Last played in 1988
Career history
San Francisco 49ers
Career highlights and awards

John E. Frank (born April 17, 1962) was an American football player who played tight end in the NFL from 1984 to 1988 and earned two Super Bowl rings.

High school & college

He attended Mt. Lebanon High School in suburban Pittsburgh, the same high school Mark Cuban attended.

As an undergraduate, he played college football at the Ohio State University, where he set a school record for receptions by a tight end (121). All-Big Ten as a junior and senior, Frank ranks 4th on the all-time Ohio State receiving list with 121 catches for 1,481 yards and 23 touchdowns. The receptions and yardage totals are the most in school history by a tight end. He was a 3-year starter, catching a personal high 45 passes in 1981 and again in 1983, still a record total for tight ends. He was voted the team MVP as a senior. In the classroom, Frank was a 2-time Academic All-American and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee as a senior.

NFL career

His five-year (1984–1988) pro career was spent with the San Francisco 49ers, which he helped lead to victory in Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII.

Frank finished his career in 1988 with a total of 65 receptions for 662 yards (605 m) and 10 touchdowns.

After the NFL

After retiring from football, Frank earned his M.D. from Ohio State in 1992. He is an Otolaryngologist, board-certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. In 2009 he became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and in 2010, he became an Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolarygology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon. He has performed over 2000 hair transplant procedures in Northern California and New York City since 1998 and in 2006 he opened Anapelli Hair Clinic in New York City, specializing in surgical hair transplantation as well as Biocapillation.

In 2002, he co-founded the Israeli Bobsled Team. He participated on the team for four years before stepping down so younger competitors could carry forward on the still-active team.

Hall of Fame

In 1998, Frank was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Frank, who is Jewish, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

See also

• List of select Jewish football players

External links

• NFL statistics
• Anapelli Hair Clinic | A hair transplant & restoration practice in New York City
• Joe Eskenazi, "John Frank, ex-49er turned surgeon, has a mom to thank", Jewish News Weekly of Northern California (August 23, 2002)
• "From Football To Bobsledding?", KGO-TV (July 1, 2003)
• Israeli Bobsled Team
• National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bio
• Ohio State Alumni Magazine 100th Anniversary All-Alumni Team

References

Preceded by Tim Spencer	Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1983	Succeeded by Keith Byars
Preceded by Bruce Baumgartner John Elway Richard J. Giusto Charles F. Kiraly David R. Rimington	NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1984 John E. Frank Beth Heiden Terrell L. Hoage Stefan G. Humphries Steve Young	Succeeded by Gregg Carr Tracy Caulkins Doug Flutie Mark J. Traynowicz Susan E. Walsh