Frank Culver (NFL)

For the Attorney Frank Culver who played for the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1919, see Frank Culver.

Franklin Zham Culver (April 24, 1897 – January 13, 1969) was an American professional football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL), with the Buffalo All-Americans, Rochester Jeffersons, Buffalo Bisons and the Canton Bulldogs. He played from the 1923 season through the 1925 season. Culver's Bisons teammate, Jim Ailinger called Culver "a pretty damn good center" in an interview before his death on March 27, 2001.^[1]

Frank Culver

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Position:	End, center
Personal information
Born:	(1897-04-24)April 24, 1897 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	January 13, 1969(1969-01-13) (aged 71) Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Scott (Toledo, Ohio)
College:	Syracuse
Career history
Buffalo All-Americans (1923) Rochester Jeffersons (1924) Buffalo Bisons (1924) Canton Bulldogs (1925)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Prior to playing in the NFL, Culver played college football at Syracuse. In 1922 he was named the team's captain.^[2] Culver was a three-time letterman, in 1920, 1921 and 1922.^[3]

References

1. "History of Pro Football in Buffalo". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
2. "SYRACUSE ELECTS CAPTAIN.; Frank Culver to Lead 1922 Football Team for Orange". The New York Times. December 17, 1921.
3. "Syracuse University Football Letterwinners".