Frank Chamberlin

Frank Chamberlin
No. 57, 55, 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1978-01-02)January 2, 1978
Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:November 17, 2013(2013-11-17) (aged 35)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College:Boston College
NFL draft:2000 / round: 5 / pick: 160
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:57
Tackles:55
Sacks:1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Frank Jacob Chamberlin (January 2, 1978 – November 17, 2013) was an American football linebacker. Chamberlin attended Mahwah High School, in Mahwah, New Jersey.[1] He was a four-year letterman and two-year starter for Boston College who made 126 tackles as a senior, earning second-team All-Big East honors. He also won the team's Scanlan Award, the highest honor for a B.C. football player.

Chamberlin was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (160th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft.[2] He played in 43 games for the Titans from 2000 to 2002. He later played for the Cincinnati Bengals (2003) and Houston Texans (2005).[3] He played a total of 57 games in the NFL, making a total of 45 combined tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles. He died on November 17, 2013, aged 35, after a year-long battle against brain cancer.[3]

  1. ^ Frank Chamberlin player profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, NFL Players Association, accessed April 11, 2007. "Attended Mahwah High School, where, as a senior, two-way football star he rushed for 900 yards and 14 TDs while logging 114 tackles with 6 forced fumbles … Also as a senior, won state shot put championship."
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Frank Chamberlin dies of cancer at 35, ESPN (November 18, 2013)