Andra Bernard Franklin was an American

United States

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 running back

Running back

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 from 1981

1981 NFL season

The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVI when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.-Major rule changes:...

 to 1984

1984 NFL season

The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. The Colts relocated from Baltimore, Maryland to Indianapolis, Indiana....

 for the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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. Franklin played collegiately

College football

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 at the University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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. Franklin died from heart failure in 2006.

Reliable and strong, he averaged 5.4 yards per carry playing as fullback for Nebraska.

Led the Miami Dolphins in rushing during the strike-shortened 1982 season, 3rd overall in the NFL, with 701 yards in 9 games.

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