Obituary: Dennis Franks Death Cause: What happened To The Former Football Player

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Obituary: What happened to the former Philadelphia Eagles center, Dennis Franks? To know everything about Franks, including his death cause, keep reading.

Dennis Franks was a former American footballer.

He played in the National Football League (NFL) for teams like Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions.

Although Dennis remained undrafted in the 1975 NFL draft, he was among the 1974 first-team All-Big Ten Conference centers.

Obituary: Dennis Franks Death Cause

Dennis Franks, a former Philadelphia Eagles center, died on 16 October 2021 at 68. Market America informed the whole world of his death, but not his death cause.

He was born on 29 May 1953 in McKeesport. Growing up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, he went to Bethel Park High School. He was a good footballer. Woody Hayes scouted him to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes, but he opted to play under Bo Schembechler in the University of Michigan.

During his collegiate years, Dennis was part of the undefeated 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team. Head coach Schembechler had lots of praise for him as he said he might be a little better than Guy Murdock. He also grabbed quite the media attention for his figure skating hobby. His mother was a figure skating champion in Germany.

In the 1975 NFL Draft, he didn’t get selected by any of the teams. But, he played for Philadelphia Eagles (1976-1978) and Detroit Lions (1979) throughout his professional career.

His time with the Lions was the last in his NFL career. After retirement, he worked for Cambridge Diet Company. In August 1987, he got indicted on federal drug charges as a member of the Yuppie drug ring. And the September of that year, he pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution and conspiracy. He also admitted his participation in a drug ring that supplied cocaine to the Eagles football players.

The former Eagles center escaped a prison sentence in November 1988 but spent 52 weekends in a community treatment facility. And in 1999, he became the inductee of the Bethel Park High School Hall of Fame.

May Franks’ soul rest in peace. Hopefully, his family has enough strength to pass these grieving times. At the moment, his family hasn’t informed anything about his funeral.

Dennis Franks Wife

Dennis Franks’ wife is Nancy.

The couple was living in North Carolina with their children, Lauren and Katie.

Dennis’ wife and children should be in grief, hearing his untimely demise.

Dennis Franks Net Worth

As for Dennis Franks’ estimated net worth is between $1 to $5 million.

The estimate might be near his exact net worth, considering his successful footballing and entrepreneurial career. He was the executive vice president of Market America and the part-owner of Shop.com.

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