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Robert Franks (other)
Robert Franks may refer to: *Bobby Franks (1909–1924), American murder victim of Leopold and Loeb * Bob Franks (1951–2010), U.S. Representative from New Jersey *Robert Franks (basketball) Robert Christopher Franks Jr. (born December 18, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars. Early life and high school Franks g ... (born 1996), American basketball player See also * Robert Frank (other) * Robert Franco (other) {{hndis, Franks, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Franks
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in May 1924. They committed the murder – characterized at the time as "the crime of the century" – hoping to demonstrate superior intellect, which they believed enabled and entitled them to carry out a "perfect crime" without consequences. After the two men were arrested, Loeb's family retained Clarence Darrow as lead counsel for their defense. Darrow's twelve-hour summation at their sentencing hearing is noted for its influential criticism of capital punishment as retributive rather than transformative justice. Both young men were sentenced to life imprisonment plus 99 years. Loeb was murdered by a fellow prisoner in 1936; Leopold was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Franks
Robert Douglas Franks (September 21, 1951 – April 9, 2010) was an American Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Early life Franks was born on September 21, 1951, in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Norman A. Franks (1921–2000) and June E. Franks. He grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey before his family moved to suburban Chicago. They returned to New Jersey, where Franks attended Summit High School. He graduated from DePauw University in 1973 where he was President of the Student Senate, and from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in 1976. Early Political Activities He had been involved in Republican politics while growing up, including the races of Senator Charles H. Percy. As a teenager, he returned to his home state. While in Summit, he became involved with the Young Republicans and the Kean for Assembly races. Franks helped to found the Union County Young Republicans Franks then served as an aide, consultant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Franks (basketball)
Robert Christopher Franks Jr. (born December 18, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars. Early life and high school Franks grew up in Vancouver, Washington and attended Evergreen High School, where he was a captain of the school's basketball team for his final three years. As a junior, he averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game and was named All-Region by ''The Columbian'' and honorable mention Class 4A All-State by the Associated Press. Rated a three star recruit and one of the 25 top recruits in the state by ''The Seattle Times'', Franks committed to play college basketball at Washington State University going into his senior year. Franks was again named All-Region and honorable mention All-State as a senior. College career Franks played four seasons for the Washington State Cougars, playing exclusively off the bench during his first two years with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank (other)
Robert Frank (1924–2019) was an important figure in American photography and film. Robert Frank may also refer to: * Robert Frank (cricketer) (1864–1950), English first class cricketer * Robert Frank (sculptor) (1902–1975), Swiss sculptor * Robert Frank (SS officer) (1910–1944), German officer, Knight’s Cross recipient * Robert H. Frank (born 1945), professor at Cornell University * Robert G. Frank (born 1952), president of the University of New Mexico * Robert Frank (table tennis) (born 1990), Australian table tennis player * Whizzer (Robert Frank), a Golden Age comic book character * Nuklo or Robert Frank Jr., a comic book character appearing in Marvel Comics See also * Bob Franke (born 1947), American singer-songwriter * Robert Franco (other) * Robert Franks (other) Robert Franks may refer to: *Bobby Franks (1909–1924), American murder victim of Leopold and Loeb * Bob Franks (1951–2010), U.S. Representative from New Jersey *Robert Franks (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
