Francis Xavier Briante (March 5, 1905 – May 26, 1996) was an American football player.
 Frank Briante, 1926 | |
| No. 42 | |
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| Position: | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 5, 1905 White Plains, New York |
| Died: | May 26, 1996 (aged 91) White Plains, New York |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | White Plains (NY) |
| College: | NYU |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Briante was born in 1905 in White Plains, New York, and attended White Plains High School.[1]
He attended New York University and played for the NYU Violets football team from 1924 to 1927.[1][2] He received an engineering degree from NYU in 1928.[3] He played at the fullback position and was captain of the 1926 NYU Violets football team that compiled an 8–1 record.[3] As a senior in 1927, he rushed for 1,281 yards, breaking Red Grange's single-season collegiate rushing record.[4]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback, quarterback, and fullback for the Staten Island Stapletons (1929) and Newark Tornadoes (1930).[1] He appeared in 13 NFL games, 10 as a starter.[5] He scored two touchdowns.[1]
After his football career ended, Briante he worked for 50 years for the Colonial Sands Co., ending as a vice president and general manager. He also served for 10 years on the White Plains Board of Education and was president of the Board for seven years. He died in 1996 at age 91 at his home in White Plains.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Frank Briante". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "N.Y.U. Eleven Bans on Great Backfield". Daily News. August 8, 1926. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Frank X. Briante: retired company official, former school board president". The Daily Times. May 28, 1996. p. 6A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Briante Nips Yardage Record of Red Grange". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 20, 1927. p. 1A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frank Briante". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.