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Position: | Defensive back | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Wetumpka, Alabama, U.S. | March 3, 1952||||
Died: | March 22, 2025 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | St. Jude (Montgomery, Alabama) | ||||
College: | Kentucky State | ||||
NFL draft: | 1975: 4th round, 87th pick | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Franklin Justice Oliver, Sr. (born March 3, 1952) was an American former professional football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1975 to 1976 for the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1978-1980 for the British Columbia Lions (1978,1979) and the Ottawa Rough Riders (1980). He attended St. Jude High School and then Kentucky State University before being selected by the San Francisco 49ers [1] in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL draft. [2]
3. https://www.statscrew.com/football/roster/t-CFLOTT/y-1980 4. https://www.profootballarchives.com/bc-lions-roster.html