Frank Cephous

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Frank Cephous
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1961-07-04) July 4, 1961 (age 62)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Mark's (Wilmington, Delaware)
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1984  / Round: 11 / Pick: 283
Career history

Frank Cephous (born July 4, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) in 1984. [1] [2]

Cephous was born and raised in the State of Delaware, where he attended St. Mark's High School. Cephous played college football for the UCLA Bruins, playing a key role in their 1983 Rose Bowl and 1984 Rose Bowl victories. In the 1984 Rose Bowl, he led the team in rushing, with 89 yards in a dozen carries. Cephous was a four-year letterman with UCLA.

He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. [3]

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References

  1. "Frank Cephous Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. "Frank Cephous, RB". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226004307/http://www.desports.org/inductees/2010/