Tony Franklin
American Football coach, American football head coach
1957 –
Who is Tony Franklin?
Tony Franklin is an American college football coach, currently serving as the offensive coordinator for the California Golden Bears of Pac-12 Conference.
Franklin was previously the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator of the Auburn University football team, before being fired from that position on October 8, 2008. Franklin is known for his expertise in the spread offense and for developing quarterbacks. Under his guidance, quarterbacks Tim Couch, Dusty Bonner, and Jared Lorenzen each led the SEC in passing, with Couch becoming the first player selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.
While a running back in college at Murray State in 1977, Franklin was a teammate of fellow future coach Bud Foster, who later came to prominence as the Virginia Tech defensive coordinator.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1957
Princeton - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Murray State University
- Lived in
- Kentucky
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on July 23, 2013
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