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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | February 23, 1938 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | January 24, 2023 (aged 84) | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Maple Heights (OH) | ||||||||||
| College: | Marquette (1956–1959) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 15 / pick: 170 | ||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / round: First selections | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Frank Gerald Mestnik (February 23, 1938 – January 24, 2023) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduation, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 15th round (170th overall) of the 1960 NFL draft. He also had stints in the NFL with the New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, but saw no playing time with them. Mestnik additionally spent a year with the Newark Bears of the Continental Football League (COFL).