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| Born: | (1935-03-19)March 19, 1935 (age 90) Ontario, Oregon, U.S. |
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| High school: | Elko |
| College: | Utah |
| Position: | Offensive guard |
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| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Chester A. Franklin (born March 19, 1935) is a formerAmerican football player, coach, and executive. He won twoSuper Bowls in his career, both as a member of theOakland Raiders.
Chet Franklin was born on March 19, 1935, inOntario, Oregon. He went to Elko High School. He helped them make the State Championship his senior year and was named All-State.[1]
Franklin went toUtah for college. He was anoffensive guard. He played there from 1953 to 1956.[2] He went to the Marines for 2 years before he started his coaching career.
His first season of coaching was in 1959, with theStanford Cardinals. He was an assistant coach.
From 1960 to 1962 he served multiple roles with theOklahoma Sooners.[3][4]
He was named an assistant coach for theUniversity of Colorado in 1963.[5] He was there from 1963 to 1970. He was their offensive coordinator from 1969 to 1970. In 1970, he was interviewed to be the head coach atTCU, but did not get the job.[6]
His first season ofNFL coaching came in 1971, as the special teams coach of theSan Francisco 49ers.[2] He was their special teams coach from 1971 to 1973. He was their defensive backs coach in 1974.
In 1975, he was named the offensive coordinator of theKansas City Chiefs.[2][7] He was the coordinator for two seasons. He was demoted to linebackers coach in 1977.[2]
In 1978 and 1979, he was the defensive backs coach for theNew Orleans Saints.[2]
In 1980, he was named the defensive backs coach of theOakland Raiders. He held that position for 7 seasons and won 2Super Bowls.[2]
In 1987, he became the director of pro personnel for theSan Diego Chargers. He had that position until 1990.
He was the director of pro personnel for theBerlin Thunder from 1990 to 1993.
From 1994 to 1998, he held positions with theNew Orleans Saints. He was the director of PR and college scouting from 1994 to 1996, and their assistant GM from 1997 to 1998. He was going to be named the interim head coach of the Saints in 1996, but declined.[8]
In 1999 he returned to theOakland Raiders as an executive. He was later a scout.