Tony Franklin
Anthony Ray Franklin
Born: November 18, 1956
Big Spring, TX USA
Position: K
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 182
College: Texas A&M
High School: Arlington Heights (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1979-1988
Drafted: 1979 in Round 3, #74 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Tony Franklin played from 1979 to 1988 during his career with the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Franklin kicked 177 field goals in 264 attempts, a 67.0 percent success rate, over his career.
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Rushing:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 39 | 36 | 92.3 | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 105 |
| 1980 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 96 |
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 43 | 41 | 95.3 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 101 |
| 1982 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 25 | 23 | 92.0 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 41 |
| 1983 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 24 | 88.9 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 69 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 108 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 41 | 40 | 97.6 | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 112 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 45 | 44 | 97.8 | 41 | 32 | 78.0 | 140 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 82 |
| 1988 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 18 |
| Totals | 355 | 341 | 96.1 | 264 | 177 | 67.0 | 872 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 |
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Totals | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 32 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 105 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 96 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 101 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 41 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 69 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 108 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 112 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 32 | 44 | 0 | 140 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 82 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 872 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1986 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
