Honors
In 1980, Ed Franco was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. That same year, Franco a Jersey City baseball park was dedicated in his name; the park is still in use today. On October 24, 2008, Fordham University honored the memory of its legendary defensive line by dedicating a monument on its Rose Hill campus. The monument—made of seven blocks of granite stone—stands by the entrance to Jack Coffey Field.
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“My heart’s subdued
Even to the very quality of my lord.
I saw Othello’s visage in his mind,
And to his honors and his valiant parts
Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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