Frank Mincevich (born c. 1934) was an

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player. Mincevich attended the University of South Carolina and played

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at the

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position for the

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team from 1952 to 1954. He was selected by the

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as a first-team player on its

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. He was also a first-team player on the

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and 1954 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football teams. He was selected by the

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in the fifth round (59th overall pick) of the

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. He was cut by the 49ers in September 1955. He joined the

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but was cut in August 1956. He also signed with the New York Titans in 1960. In 2015, he was rated at No. 35 by ''The State'' on its list of the top 50 Gamecocks football player of all time.

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