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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1944-06-20)June 20, 1944 (age 80) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | New Orleans (LA) Carver | ||||||||
| College: | Grambling State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1965: 11th round, 144th pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1965: Red Shirt 2nd round, 13 (By theKansas City Chiefs)[1]th pick | ||||||||
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Frank Edgar Cornish III (born June 20, 1944), generally referred to asFrank Cornish Jr., is an American former professionalfootball player who playeddefensive tackle for seven seasons for theChicago Bears,Cincinnati Bengals,Miami Dolphins, andBuffalo Bills. He played inSuper Bowl VI with the Dolphins.[2]
Cornish, who played both offensive and defensive tackle in college at Grambling State, was a starter at left offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Sharks of theWorld Football League (WFL) during the league's inaugural season in 1974. In a game program for a game between the Sharks and Philadelphia Bell, played on September 11, 1974, Cornish was listed at 6-foot-3, 282 pounds.
Cornish, who battled weight problems throughout his career, was suspended in August 1968 by Bears coach Jim Dooley, after Cornish weighed in at more than 330 pounds.
His son Frank Edgar Cornish IV, generally referred to asFrank Cornish, also played in theNFL. The younger Cornish died of heart disease in his sleep at his home on August 22, 2008. InSuper Bowl XXVII, Cornish and his son became the first father-son combination to have appeared in aSuper Bowl (he played inSuper Bowl VI).[3]
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