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Thomas A. Franckhauser

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Thomas A. Franckhauser

Birth
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Death
17 Apr 1997 (aged 59)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Plot
Garden Of Peace
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Professional Football Player. Drafted from Purdue University by the Los Angeles Rams in 1959, he came to Dallas in 1960 to play on the first Cowboys football team under Coach Tom Landry. He returned the opening kickoff for the team in its first regular season games, making him the first Cowboy to touch the ball in an official contest. He retired in 1963 when an injury cut short his career.
Professional Football Player. Drafted from Purdue University by the Los Angeles Rams in 1959, he came to Dallas in 1960 to play on the first Cowboys football team under Coach Tom Landry. He returned the opening kickoff for the team in its first regular season games, making him the first Cowboy to touch the ball in an official contest. He retired in 1963 when an injury cut short his career.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jun 2, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9649/thomas_a-franckhauser: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas A. Franckhauser (26 May 1937–17 Apr 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9649, citing Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.