In 1978, his dad made it to the Dallas' Cowboys training camp. Now Terrence Franks is trying to stick around with the St. Louis Rams in 2015.
They don't make them like Clem Franks nowadays.
Part-time running back, part-time tight end, part-time punter, Clem was a standout at Texas A&M-Kingsville in the mid-70s leading to a training camp shot with the Dallas Cowboys in 1978. It didn't work out, but he had made it to the NFL. That was good enough.
Now in 2015, Clem's son, Terrence, is trying to make the St.