Frank Cornish
American football player (1967-2008)
Frank Edgar Cornish IV (September 24, 1967 – August 22, 2008) was an American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the Chargers in the sixth round of the 1990 NFL draft. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Early life
Cornish attended Chicago's Mount Carmel High School where he played at a middle linebacker as a freshman. The next year, he was moved to the defensive tackle. As a junior, he began to play as a two-way tackle, and was named a starter on the offensive line.
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of California, Los Angeles. As a redshirt freshman he became a starter at guard for the last four games of the 1986 season, after Jim Alexander fractured his hand.
As a sophomore, he was named the starting center. He was a three-year starter (35 games) at center and was voted the team's offensive MVP in 1989.
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