Frank Cope
- New York Giants (1938-1947)
- 2x Pro Bowl selection (1938, 1940)
- 5x All Pro selection (1940, 1943-1946 ) 1 2 team
- NFL 1930s All- Decade Team
- NFL Championship ( 1938)
- Santa Clara Athletic Hall of Fame
Francis Wallace Cope ( born November 19, 1910 in Anaconda, Montana, USA, † October 8, 1990 ) Nickname: Ice House, was a US- American football player. He played in the National Football League ( NFL) for the New York Giants.
Playing career
College career
Frank Cope visited in Hayward, California, high school and studied for his degree at Santa Clara University. At college, he played football for Santa Clara Broncos. With the trained Buck Shaw Broncos he was able to move in the Sugar Bowl in 1936 and 1937. Both games against the Louisiana State University could be won - in 1936 with 21:14, the following year with 6:0.
Professional career
After completing his studies, Cope joined the New York Giants in 1938. Cope played on the offensive line with Mel Hein and was Vorblocker of running back Tuffy Leemans. In the same year of the offensive tackle won with his coached by head coach Steve Owen team the NFL championship with 23:17 against the Green Bay Packers. 1939 came running back Ken Strong as a supplement to Leemans to the Giants. In the same year, Cope was again able to move with the Giants in the Play Offs, where you the Green Bay Packers at 23:17 subject.
In the season 1941, the Giants could turn to move into the final and lost again, this time against the Chicago Bears with 37:9. More playoff appearances took place in 1943 - losing to the Washington Redskins with 28:0, 1944 - losing to the Packers with 14:7 and 1946 with a playoff loss to the Bears with 24:14.
After 10 years in the Giants game, he finished his career in 1947.
Honors
Cope played twice in the Pro Bowl, the season final game of the best players of the season. He also was five times elected to the All Pro. He is a member of the NFL 1930s All- Decade Team and the Santa Clara Athletic Hall of Fame.