Packers and the Washington Redskins along with coach and close friend Lombardi. Franco later owned several successful businesses in Jersey City and Secaucus and worked for the Meadowlands Racetrack. He died on November 18, 1992, at the age of 77. He was survived by his three children, Margaret, Ned, and Rosemary, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. 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 monumentmade of seven blocks of granite stonestands by the entrance to Jack Coffey Field. References 1915 births 1992 deaths All-American college football players William L. Dickinson High School alumni Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey American football tackles Fordham Rams football players Boston Yanks players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Fordham University alumni Fordham Rams football coaches Players of American football from Jersey City, New Jersey