Jason Arthur Franci (October 17, 1943 – October 29, 2018) was an American football wide receiver who played for the American Football League's Denver Broncos and the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
No. 84 | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Fort Bragg, California, U.S. | October 17, 1943
Died: | October 29, 2018 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | UC Santa Barbara |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Franci was born on October 17, 1943, in Fort Bragg, California.[1] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and played on the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team after previously attending Santa Rosa Junior College.[1]
Franci played in the 1966 American Football League season for the Denver Broncos and appeared in 10 games and wore jersey number 84.[1][2] He was cut by the Broncos in August 1966.[3] He played another two seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[1]
Franci became the head football coach for Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California in 1980.[1] He had previously joined the school in 1970 and coached JV football, in addition to varsity basketball and track.[4] The high school named the field after him in his honor.[5] He died on October 29, 2018, and his memorial was held at the Montgomery High School where he coached and which bears his name.[1][5]