Thirteen of his 18 NFL seasons were spent in Minnesota, where he earned the nickname "Scramblin' Fran," but he also had five successful seasons with the New York Giants. Take a look at his impressive career and you won't have to worry if he belongs on this page. Fran was one of the first big name players who showed up in the NFL after World War II. He started out by playing for the Minneapolis Marines of the All-America Football Conference before moving on to the NFL's Green Bay Packers. In his first season with the Packers, he led the league in rushing with 1,519 yards. In the fall of 1950, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him as a replacement player during a period when the NFL was waiting for more experienced players to be released by other teams. The last game he played in professionally was against the Chicago Cardinals on December 23, 1950. He was paid $10,000 for that game and took a job as an office manager with a steel company later that year. Fran was drafted by the Vikings in the second round of the 1951 AAFC/NFL Draft. He quickly became one of the best running backs in the league, finishing among the top ten in rushing each year from 1952-1955. In 1955, he led the league in rushing with 1,409 yards. That same year, he was selected for the first of three consecutive all-star games (the others being the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl).