Frank Winters
_(cropped).jpg) Winters in 2015 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Center Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | January 23, 1964 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Emerson (Union City, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College | Western Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: 10th round, 276th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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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.
Early life
[edit]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, a Division I-AA school.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-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 s | 1.79 s | 2.98 s | 4.79 s | 25.5 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
[edit]- ^ "Frank Winters - Class of 2012". Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Christl, Cliff. "Frank Winters". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Jackel, Peter (December 5, 2002). "Winters still going strong". The Journal Times. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
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