Frank Winters

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Frank Winters
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Winters in 2015
No. 64, 69, 65, 52
Position: Center
Guard
Personal information
Born: (1964-01-23) January 23, 1964 (age 61)
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Emerson (Union City, New Jersey)
College: Western Illinois
NFL draft: 1987: 10th round, 276th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:231
Games started:147
Fumble recoveries:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Frank Mitchell Winters (born January 23, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

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Early life

Frank Mitchell Winters was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He lived in Union City, and played football at Emerson High School. [1] Winters played American football at Western Illinois University.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		273 lb
(124 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		5.10 s1.79 s2.98 s4.79 s25.5 in
(0.65 m)		8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		20 reps

Winters was selected in the tenth round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. [2] He spent two seasons with the team before playing for the Giants in 1989 and the Chiefs in 1990 and 1991. With all three teams, he primarily served as a long snapper. [3]

Winters was the Packers' starting center serving for eight straight seasons (1993–2000). He played in the Pro Bowl and also earned USA Today All-Pro honors in 1999. His nickname was "Old Bag of Donuts". [4]

On July 18, 2008, Winters was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Winters - Class of 2012". Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Christl, Cliff. "Frank Winters". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jackel, Peter (December 5, 2002). "Winters still going strong". The Journal Times . p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.


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