Franklin H. P. Bissell (August 15, 1902 – January 1, 1983) was an American football player. Born in Oberlin, Ohio, he attended high school in Akron, Ohio. He then enrolled at

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in 1924 and played

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for the Fordham Rams football team. He next played professional football for the Akron Pros/Indians in the National Football League (NFL) in 1925 and 1926. He appeared in 16 NFL games, 12 of them as a starter. He started all eight games for Akron in 1926 was selected as a second-team player on the

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. The Akron Pros folded after the 1926 season, and Bissell continued playing football thereafter for the South Akron Awnings. After retiring from football, he worked as a newspaperman with the ''Cleveland Press''. He moved to Salina, Kansas, in the 1970s. He died in Salina in 1983 at age 80.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bissell, Frank 1902 births 1983 deaths American football ends Akron Pros players Fordham Rams football players Players of American football from Akron, Ohio People from Oberlin, Ohio Players of American football from Lorain County, Ohio