George FranckFranck, George Henning (Sonny)Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Born: September 23, 1918 Davenport, IA Died: January 19, 2011 Rock Island, IL High School: Central (Davenport, IA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Minnesota | |
| 1938 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| 1939 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| 1940 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (6th overall) 1941 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| Relatives: Brother of Harry Franck |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 13 | TB-LDH | 11 | 3 |
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 5 | HB-DH | 5 | 0 |
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 37 | WB-RDH | 11 | 2 |
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 37 | WB-DB | 10 | 0 |
| 1948 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1948 JC AFL | 9 | HB | 8 | 6 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 37 | 5 |
| Team | Date | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants | 12/10/1940 | Draft |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants | Signed | |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants | Free Agent | |
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants | Signed | |
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants | 5/1/1948 | Free Agent |
| 1948 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)Baltimore Colts | 7/17/1948 | Signed |
| 1948 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)Baltimore Colts | 8/31/1948 | Released |
| 1948 Jersey City Giants (AFL)Jersey City Giants | Signed | |
| 1948 Jersey City Giants (AFL)Jersey City Giants | Free Agent |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1948 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1948 JC AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 48 | 101 | 2.1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 29 | 42 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 43 | 270 | 6.3 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 24 | 93 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 144 | 506 | 3.5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 44t | 1 | |||||||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 50 | 1 | |||||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 10 | 265 | 26.5 | 88t | 3 | |||||||
| 1948 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1948 JC AFL | 3 | |||||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 536 | 19.9 | 88t | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 45 | 0 |
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 18 | 717 | 39.8 | 70 | 0 | |||||||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 22 | 832 | 37.8 | 57 | 0 | |||||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 16 | 624 | 39.0 | 53 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 54 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1948 JC AFL | 32 | 37.9 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 63 | 2470 | 39.2 | 70 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 13 | 194 | 14.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 24 | 330 | 13.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 6 | 162 | 27.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 461 | 23.1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |