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Hall of Fame

William G. Frankenfield

  • Class
    1950
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Hockey, Track & Field
Football: Played two varsity seasons as quarterback, safety and placekicker ... Starter as a sophomore and senior ... Kicked 12 extra points in a row as sophomore ... Season and career records stood for 20 years ... Team went 6-2 in 1949, including 25-20 season finale win over Brooklyn College, which went on to play in Tangerine Bowl ... Head coach Ed Jontos: "A very quick, versatile athlete. He had a good football head." ... Basketball: Played two years, but never lettered ... Hockey: Played one year as defenseman, in first year of the sport at school ... Scored first overtime goal in win over Springfield ... Track: Pole vault ... Never lost in three years ... Best height was 12-6, then a school record ... Won State title twice ... Captain in 1950 ... Other: B.O.R. ... Alpha Sigma Phi ... Architecture ... Pontiac Senior High School.
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