Paul Frase (born May 5, 1965) is a former

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player who played professionally in the

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for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998. He grew up in

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and studied psychology at

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. Frase played with the

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(1988–1994, where his teammates honored him with the Ed Block Courage Award), the

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(1995–1996),

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(1997), and the

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(1998). During the 1995 season, Frase received the

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for an unprecedented second time in the award's 18-year history. He was selected by the

in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. Paul Frase and his wife Alison Rockett-Frase founded and continue to run a charity calle
"The Joshua Frase Foundation"
named after their son Joshua. The foundation raises funds for medical research of myotubular myopathy, and other related congenital myopathies. Frase now lives

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Retrieved 2018-08-26.

References

External links

The Joshua Frase Foundation
the United States charity founded by Paul Frase and his wife, supporting medical research for myotubular myopathy and other related congenital myopathies.
Paul Frase football stats on databaseFootball.com
1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Elmira, New York American football defensive tackles American football defensive ends Syracuse Orange football players New York Jets players Jacksonville Jaguars players Green Bay Packers players Baltimore Ravens players People from Barrington, New Hampshire Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida Sportspeople from Strafford County, New Hampshire Ed Block Courage Award recipients {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub