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Rod Franz
Biographical details
Born	(1925-02-08)February 8, 1925 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 27, 1999(1999-11-27) (aged 74) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949	California

Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1954	Mount Diabo HS (CA)
1955	UC Riverside
1956–1957	California (assistant)

Head coaching record
Overall	1–3–1 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Consensus All-American (1949) 2× First-team All-American (1947, 1948) 3× First-team All-PCC (1947, 1948, 1949)


College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1977 (profile)

Rodney Thomas Franz (February 8, 1925 – November 27, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a guard at the University of California, Berkeley from 1946 to 1949. As a senior, he was a unanimous selection on the 1949 College Football All-America Team. Franz was the first head football coach at University of California, Riverside, serving for one season, in 1955, and compiling a record of 1–3–1. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as player in 1977.

Franz began his coaching career in 1951 at Mount Diablo High School in Concord, California, where was head football coach for four seasons. He returned to his alma mater, California, after his stint at UC Riverside and was an assistant football coach there in 1956 and 1957. Franz later worked as a lobbyist for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. He died on November 27, 1999, after suffering from prostate cancer for nine years.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
UC Riverside Highlanders (Independent) (1955)
1955	UC Riverside	1–3–1
UC Riverside:		1–3–1
Total:		1–3–1

References

^ "Cal All-American Rod Franz Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. Associated Press. December 1, 1999. p. C-7. Retrieved May 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Rod Franz at the College Football Hall of Fame
Rod Franz at Find a Grave

v t e UC Riverside Highlanders head football coaches
Rod Franz (1955) Carl Selin (1956–1958) Jim Whitley (1959–1963) Gil Allan (1964) Pete Kettela (1965–1969) Gary Knecht (1970–1971) Wayne Howard (1972–1973) Bob Toledo (1974–1975)

v t e 1949 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Arnold Galiffa QB Bob Williams HB Doak Walker FB Emil Sitko
Line	E Leon Hart E James Williams T Leo Nomellini T Alvin Wistert G Ed Bagdon G Rod Franz C Clayton Tonnemaker

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1950 NFL draft selections
Bud Grant Bob Sanders Bob McChesney Mike Kaysserian Lloyd McDermott Mel Olix Dick O'Hanlon Bobby Wilson Ernie Johnson Bobby Lantrip Frank Mahoney Norm Willey Billy Hix Herb Carey Jim Marck Jerry Taylor Ed Tunnicliff Darrell Robinson Marv Cross Jim Hague Al Lesko Tom DeSylvia Jim Eagles Rod Franz Bill Martin Don Burson Wes Curtier Dud Parker

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