Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Frank Piercy -  Frank Piercy (1880 – 1931) was a footballer who played for Middlesbrough and West Ham United as a centre back.Piercy was born in Haverton Hill Stockton-on-Tees and upon leaving school he became a blacksmith playing amateur football in Southbank for a junior team in the Teessiders Minor League. He joined Middlesbrough in 1901 becoming a professional player.
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Athlete