Francis Richard Ziegler (October 1, 1923 – March 6, 2011) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL) who played five seasons for the

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...

. Frank Ziegler started a tool company with his brother Bill after retiring from the NFL.

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* 1923 births 2011 deaths American football running backs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Philadelphia Eagles players Players of American football from Gainesville, Georgia Players of American football from College Park, Georgia {{Runningback-1920s-stub