Frank Cope

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Frank Cope
Position (s):
Offensive tackle 		Jersey number (s):
36
born on November 19, 1915 in Anaconda , Montana
died on October 8, 1990 in San Jose , California
Career information
Active : 1938 - 1947
College : Santa Clara
Teams

Career statistics
Games     98
as a starter     61
Touchdown     1
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Francis Wallace Cope (* 19th November 1915 in Anaconda , Montana , † 8. October 1990 in San Jose , California ) Nickname : Ice House , was an American American football player . He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants .

Player career

College career

Frank Cope visited in Hayward , California , the High School and studied for his degree at Santa Clara University . In college he played football for the Santa Clara Broncos . With the Broncos trained by Buck Shaw , he was able to move into the Sugar Bowl in 1936 and 1937 . Both games against Louisiana State University could be won - in 1936 21:14, the following year 6-0.

Professional career

After graduating from college, Cope joined the New York Giants in 1938 . Cope played on the offensive line with Mel Hein and was pre-blocker for running back Tuffy Leemans . In the same year, the offensive tackle and his team trained by Head Coach Steve Owen won the NFL championship with 23:17 against the Green Bay Packers . In 1939 running back Ken Strong joined the Giants as a complement to Leemans. In the same year Cope was able to move into the play-offs again with the Giants , where they lost to the Green Bay Packers with 17:23.

In the 1941 season, the Giants were able to move into the final and lost again, this time against the Chicago Bears with 9:37. Other finals were in 1943 - defeat against Washington Redskins with 0:28, 1944 - defeat against Packers with 7:14 and 1946 with a final defeat against the Bears with 14:24.

After 10 playing years with the Giants, he ended his career in 1947.

Honors

Cope played twice in the Pro Bowl , the season finale game of the best players of the season. He was also voted All Pro five times . He is a member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team and the Santa Clara Athletic Hall of Fame .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frank Cope on pro-football-reference.com
  2. ↑ Statistics Sugar Bowl 1936, held on January 1, 1937
  3. ↑ Statistics Sugar Bowl 1937, held on January 1, 1938
  4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1938
  5. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1939
  6. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1941
  7. ↑ Endgame statistics 1941
  8. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1943
  9. ↑ Endgame statistics 1943
  10. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1944
  11. ↑ Endgame statistics 1944
  12. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1946
  13. ↑ Endgame statistics 1946

Web links

NFL 1930s All-Decade Team

Earl Clark  | Arnie Herber  | Cecil Isbell  | Cliff Battles  | John McNally  | Beattie Feathers  | Tuffy Leemans  | Ken Strong  | Clarke Hinkle  | Bronko Nagurski  | Bill Hewitt  | Don Hutson  | Wayne Millner  | Gaynell Tinsley  | George Christensen  | Frank Cope  | Turk Edwards  | Bill Lee  | Joe Stydahar  | Ox Emerson  | Dan Fortmann  | Charles Goldenberg  | Russ Letlow  | Mel Hein  | George Svendsen

personal data
SURNAME Cope, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cope, Francis Wallace (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Anaconda , Montana
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1990
Place of death San Jose , California