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|birth_date={{Birth date|1933|4|5}}
|birth_date={{Birth date|1933|4|5}}
|birth_place=[[Sweatman, Mississippi]]
|birth_place=[[Sweatman, Mississippi]]
|death_date={{Death date and age|2007|4|7|1933|4|5}}
|death_date={{Death date and age|2007|4|19|1933|4|5}}
|death_place=
|death_place=[[Winona, Mississippi]]
|height_ft = 5
|height_ft = 5
|height_in = 11
|height_in = 11
|weight_lbs = 230
|weight_lbs = 230
|high_school=
|high_school=Spring Hill<br>([[Sweatman, Mississippi]])
|college=[[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn A&M]]
|college=[[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn A&M]]
|pastteams=
|pastteams=
*[[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1957}})
*[[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1957}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn A&M]] (1960–1963) (head coach)
|statseason=1957
|statseason=1957
|statlabel1=Rushing attempts
|statlabel1=Rushing attempts
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|nfl=PUR553722
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'''Franklin Purnell''' April 5, 1933 – April 7, 2007) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Green Bay Packers]] during the [[1957 NFL season]].<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PurnFr20.htm</ref>
'''Franklin Deland Purnell''' April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Green Bay Packers]] during the [[1957 NFL season]].<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PurnFr20.htm</ref> Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as [[Alcorn State University]]—from 1960 to 1963.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|32102137}}


{{Alcorn State Braves football coach navbox}}
{{Alcorn State Braves football coach navbox}}

Revision as of 14:53, 23 May 2019

Frank Purnell
No. 33
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1933-04-05)April 5, 1933
Sweatman, Mississippi
Died:April 19, 2007(2007-04-19) (aged 74)
Winona, Mississippi
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Spring Hill
(Sweatman, Mississippi)
College:Alcorn A&M
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics as of 1957
Rushing attempts:5
Rushing yards:22
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Franklin Deland Purnell April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers during the 1957 NFL season.[1] Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Alcorn State University—from 1960 to 1963.

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