Jason Franci

Jason Arthur Franci (October 17, 1943 – October 29, 2018) was an American football wide receiver who played for the American Football League's Denver Broncos and the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Early life and education Franci was born on October 17, 1943, in Fort Bragg, California. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and played on the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team after previously attending Santa Rosa Junior College. He was cut by the Broncos in August 1966. He played another two seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The high school named the field after him in his honor. He died on October 29, 2018, and his memorial was held at the Montgomery High School where he coached and which bears his name.