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Scott Frantz (American football)

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Scott Frantz
Kansas State Wildcats – No. 74
PositionOffensive tackle
ClassRedshirt Senior
MajorSpecial education
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996 (age 28)
Lawrence, Kansas
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight303 lb (137 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolFree State (Lawrence, Kansas)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2016 First Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Athlon)
  • 2016 All-Bowl Team (AP, USA Today)
  • 2016–18 First Team Academic All-Big 12

Scott A. Frantz (born June 7, 1996) is an American college football offensive tackle for the Kansas State Wildcats of Kansas State University.

Frantz attended Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas, before committing to Kansas State.[1] In 2017, Frantz publicly came out as gay, joining My-King Johnson as two of the first openly gay players in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).[2] Later that same year, Frantz became the first openly gay college football player to play in a game for an FBS school.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nightengale, Bobby (2014-06-18). "Free State O-lineman Frantz commits to K-State / LJWorld.com". .ljworld.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. ^ "Scott Frantz of Kansas State Wildcats details telling teammates he is gay". Espn.com. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  3. ^ Zeigler, Cyd (2017-09-04). "Big XII football team with openly gay player wins by 36 points. So much for distractions". Outsports. Retrieved 2017-09-08.