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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | May 29, 1953 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | October 16, 2021 (aged 68) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bethel Park (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1975 | ||||||
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Dennis John Franks (May 29, 1953 – October 16, 2021) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He was a center and played on special teams for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976 to 1978 and for the Detroit Lions in 1979. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1974. He was the starting center in all 11 games for the 1974 Michigan Wolverines football team that began its season with ten consecutive wins before losing to Ohio State 10–12 in the final game of the season. Franks was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference center in 1974.