About Franklin King
Lived 1957 – 2025 (aged 68). Franklin King was an american football player.
Franklin Robert King Jr. (March 3, 1957 – September 20, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He helped lead the Jawhawks to the 1975 Sun Bowl as co-captain.
King tried out with the Houston Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) before joining the CFL's Lions in the middle of 1980 and playing in nine games. He was co-captain for the Toronto Argonauts winning the 1983 Grey Cup.
King died in Flower Mound, Texas, on September 20, 2025, at the age of 68.
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Who was Franklin King?
Canadian football player (born 1957)
When was Franklin King born?
Franklin King was born on 3 March 1957 in Pocatello.
When did Franklin King die?
Franklin King died on 20 September 2025 in Flower Mound.
What was Franklin King's occupation?
Franklin King was an american football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Franklin King. https://biography.guide/franklin-king/
MLA: "Franklin King." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/franklin-king/.
Chicago: "Franklin King." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/franklin-king/.
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