Elvis Franks

Elvis Franks

NFL player


|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1957|7|9
Birthplace=Doucette, Texas, United States
College=Morgan State
Position=Defensive end
Jersey Number=88
DraftedYear=1980
DraftedRound=5/ Pick 116
ProBowls=
years=1980-1984
1984
1986
teams=Cleveland Browns
Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
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Elvis Franks (born July 9, 1957) was an American football defensive end who played seven years in the National Football League.

Background

Franks was born on July 9, 1957 in Doucette, Texas, he attended Kirby highschool in Woodville, NY and college at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. [cite web|url=http://www.armchairgm.com/Elvis_Franks|title=Elvis Franks - Biography|publisher=ArmchairGM|accessdate=2008-06-13]

Controversey

In 1986, while he was a member of the Los Angeles Raiders, Franks was arrested in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on a charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. According to the F.B.I. Franks allegedly attempted to sell the drug to an undercover agent. [cite web|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/f/federal_bureau_of_investigation/index.html?query=FRANKS,%20ELVIS&field=per&match=exact|title=Raider End Arrested|date=1987-07-22|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2008-06-13]

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