Frank Middleton Jr. (born October 25, 1974) is a former American college and professional football player who was an

offensive guard Offensive may refer to: * Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative * Offensive (military), an attack * Offensive language ** Fighting words or insulting language, words that by their very utterance inflict in ...

for eight seasons in the NFL during the 1990s and early 2000s. Middleton played college football for the

Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott Community College is a community college in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. It has satellite buildings in other cities in Crawford County, including Pittsburg and Frontenac, along with sites in Paola and at the Hillsdale Learning ...

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

and the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

. He was drafted in the 3rd round (63rd pick overall) of the

1997 NFL Draft The 1997 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 19–20, 1997, at the Paramount T ...

, and played professionally for the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The cl ...

and Oakland Raiders.

Early life

Middleton was born in Beaumont, Texas ad graduated from

West Brook Senior High School West Brook Senior High School is a high school in the city of Beaumont, Texas. It is operated by the Beaumont Independent School District and was formed in 1982 as a court-ordered measure to integrate the schools of the formerly separate South Park ...

, where he was an All-American, All-State and all-conference prep star as a two-way lineman. He lettered three times in football and was on Texas Football's Top-50 List.

College career

Middleton started playing college ball at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. He was inducted into the Fort Scott Community College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. After finishing two seasons at FSJC and earning Junior College All-America honors as a sophomore, Middleton transferred to the

. He started in 18 games at left guard over two seasons at Arizona. In 1996, he started 10 games and was credited with 74 knockdown blocks. He majored in

criminal justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

Professional career

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose Middleton in the third round (63rd pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, and he played for the Buccaneers for four seasons from 1997 to 2000. He then joined the Oakland Raiders organization where he played for four more seasons.

Life after the NFL

Middleton was the assistant coach at Kelly High School for seven years before becoming the offensive coordinator at Kountze High School in 2012. In 2013, he returned to Kelly High School as offensive coordinator. Middleton and his wife live in Beaumont, Texas and have three daughters.

References

External links

UA lineman is charged with assault

{{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton, Frank 1974 births Living people People from Beaumont, Texas American football offensive guards Arizona Wildcats football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Oakland Raiders players Fort Scott Greyhounds football players