American football player (born 1958)
American football player
Byron Paul Franklin (born September 3, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (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.
NFL career statistics
Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Receiving
|
GP |
GS |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD
|
1981 |
BUF
|
13 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
16 |
0
|
1983 |
BUF
|
15 |
5 |
30 |
452 |
15.1 |
43 |
4
|
1984 |
BUF
|
16 |
16 |
69 |
862 |
12.5 |
64 |
4
|
1985 |
SEA
|
13 |
0 |
10 |
119 |
11.9 |
28 |
0
|
1986 |
SEA
|
14 |
1 |
33 |
547 |
16.6 |
49 |
2
|
1987 |
SEA
|
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
7 |
0
|
|
77 |
22 |
145 |
2,016 |
13.9 |
64 |
10
|
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