Frank Ziegler

Frank Ziegler
Career information
Ziegler on a 1952 Bowman football card
Date of birth:	(1923-10-01)October 1, 1923
Place of birth:	College Park, Georgia
Date of death:	March 6, 2011(2011-03-06) (aged 87)
Place of death:	Gainesville, Georgia
Position(s):	Running back
College:	Georgia Tech
NFL Draft:	1949 / Round: 3 / Pick 29
Organizations
As player:
1949–1953	Philadelphia Eagles
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Francis Richard Ziegler (October 1, 1923 – March 6, 2011) was an American football running back in the NFL who played for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. Frank Ziegler started a tool company with his brother Bill after retiring from the NFL.

Philadelphia Eagles 1949 NFL Draft selections

Chuck Bednarik Frank Tripucka Frank Burns Frank Ziegler Don Panciera Terry Brennan Warren Huey Frank Gillespie Bob Dean Jon Jenkins Roy Lester Bobby Wilson Dale Armstrong Lyle Button Bobby Lund Carl Copp Frank Reno Leo Skladany Russ Strait Paul Odom Lloyd Brinkman Lou Futrell Harvey Kingry Hank Kalver Fred Leon John Schweder

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Philadelphia Eagles 1949 NFL Champions

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References

↑ Furman, Bisher. "RB Ziegler had 'too much guts'". ROCKDALECITIZEN.COM. Rockdale Citizen. Retrieved 30 March 2015.