Byron Franklin
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Sheffield, Alabama | September 3, 1958||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Auburn | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||
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Byron Paul Franklin (born September 3, 1958 in Florence, Alabama) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Auburn University. A native of Sheffield, Alabama, Franklin starred in football at Auburn from 1976–1980 and received a B.S. in vocational and distributive education in 1991. His professional football career lasted from 1981 to 1987. He served as assistant director of athletic development at AU from 1991-93. Appointed to the AU Board of Trustees by Gov. Don Siegelman,[1] Franklin represented the 9th District from 1999 to 2012. During his term, he chaired the university Student Affairs committee. He now hopes to see success in his 2 youngest children, Bradley Milton Franklin and Brandon Welsey Franklin.
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- ^ "Lowder, others tapped for Auburn trustee positions". WALB. 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Florence, Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- Players of American football from Alabama
- Auburn Tigers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- American football wide receiver, 1950s birth stubs