Frank, Clinton E.
Football
b. Sept. 13, 1915, St. Louis, MO
d. July 7, 1992
In 1969, college football's centennial year, Frank was named a member of the "Best Backfield of the 1930s," along with Sammy Baugh, Marshall Goldberg, and Tommy Harmon. A quarterback at Yale, Frank was an All-American in 1937, when he narrowly edged "Whizzer" White for the Heisman Trophy.
Although Frank had poor eyesight, he was a very accurate passer. As a runner, he combined power with 10-second speed in the 100-yard dash, and he was also a fine defensive player. "Greasy" Neale, an assistant coach at Yale when Frank was playing, said of him, "he could do everything and do it brilliantly."