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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | September 3, 1958 Florence, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: |
Sheffield ( Sheffield, Alabama) | ||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||
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Byron Paul Franklin (born September 3, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Auburn University. A native of Sheffield, Alabama, Franklin starred in football at Auburn from 1976–1980 and received a B.S. in vocational and distributive education in 1991. His professional football career lasted from 1981 to 1987. He served as assistant director of athletic development at AU from 1991-93. Appointed to the AU Board of Trustees by Gov. Don Siegelman, [1] Franklin represented the 9th District from 1999 to 2012. During his term, he chaired the university Student Affairs committee. He now hopes to see success in his 2 youngest children, Bradley Milton Franklin and Brandon Welsey Franklin.
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1981 | BUF | 13 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | BUF | 15 | 5 | 30 | 452 | 15.1 | 43 | 4 |
| 1984 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 69 | 862 | 12.5 | 64 | 4 |
| 1985 | SEA | 13 | 0 | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA | 14 | 1 | 33 | 547 | 16.6 | 49 | 2 |
| 1987 | SEA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | 22 | 145 | 2,016 | 13.9 | 64 | 10 | ||
- ^ "Lowder, others tapped for Auburn trustee positions". WALB. 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | September 3, 1958 Florence, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: |
Sheffield ( Sheffield, Alabama) | ||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||
Byron Paul Franklin (born September 3, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Auburn University. A native of Sheffield, Alabama, Franklin starred in football at Auburn from 1976–1980 and received a B.S. in vocational and distributive education in 1991. His professional football career lasted from 1981 to 1987. He served as assistant director of athletic development at AU from 1991-93. Appointed to the AU Board of Trustees by Gov. Don Siegelman, [1] Franklin represented the 9th District from 1999 to 2012. During his term, he chaired the university Student Affairs committee. He now hopes to see success in his 2 youngest children, Bradley Milton Franklin and Brandon Welsey Franklin.
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1981 | BUF | 13 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | BUF | 15 | 5 | 30 | 452 | 15.1 | 43 | 4 |
| 1984 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 69 | 862 | 12.5 | 64 | 4 |
| 1985 | SEA | 13 | 0 | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA | 14 | 1 | 33 | 547 | 16.6 | 49 | 2 |
| 1987 | SEA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | 22 | 145 | 2,016 | 13.9 | 64 | 10 | ||
- ^ "Lowder, others tapped for Auburn trustee positions". WALB. 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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