Frankie Neal
No. 80
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1965-10-01) October 1, 1965 (age 58)
Sebring, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Okeechobee (FL)
College:Florida, Fort Hays State
NFL draft:1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:12
Games started:3
Receptions:36
Receiving yards:420
Touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Frankie Leon Neal (born October 1, 1965) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1987. Neal played college football for the University of Florida and Fort Hays State University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He is currently serving a 30 year prison sentence in the Florida Department of Corrections for numerous drug charges.

Early years

Neal was born in Sebring, Florida.[1] He attended Okeechobee High School in Okeechobee, Florida,[2] where he played high school football for the Okeechobee Brahmans.

College career

Neal attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1983 to 1985.[3] Memorably, Neal was part of one of the ten greatest pass plays in Gators football history when he caught a pass from quarterback Kerwin Bell to go eighty-two yards from scrimmage for a touchdown against the Florida State Seminoles in 1985.[3] He finished the 1985 season with twenty receptions for 487 yards, which is still the Gators' single-season record for most yards per catch (24.4 yards).[3]

Professional career

The Green Bay Packers selected Neal in the third round of the 1987 NFL Draft.[4] He played for the Packers during the 1987 season.[5] He finished his rookie season as a pro with thirty-six receptions for 420 yards and three touchdowns.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Frankie Neal. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Frankie Neal Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 127, 143–145, 184 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  4. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  5. ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Frankie Neal. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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