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 ===== Francis Xavier "Frank" Aschenbrenner =====
+{{men_s_football:frank_aschenbrenner_1949_rose_bowl.jpg |Frank Aschenbrenner in the 1949 Rose Bowl, where he was named the game's MVP}}
   * **Nickname(s):** Asch
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   * **Birthdate:** July 12, 1925 in Heibuhl, Germany
   * **High School:** North Division in Milwaukee, WI
-  * **Drafted:**
+  * **Drafted:** Round 6, 38th overall pick of the 1947 NFL Draft, by the Pittsburgh Steelers
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-Played his freshman year at Marquette.
+Played his freshman year at Marquette. He volunteered for the U.S. Navy and played on their base football teams: North Carolina Pre-Flight School (one of his coaches was Bear Bryant) and Great Lakes (Paul Brown was his coach). After leaving the military, he enrolled at Northwestern. He would be named the 1949 Rose Bowl MVP as the Northwestern Wildcats would defeat the University of California Golden Bears, 20-14.
+  * [[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20031123/ai_n12526045|What's Up With Frank Aschenbrenner, Chicago Sun-Times, Nov 23, 2003]]
+  *  [[http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv13/CFHSNv13n1c.pdf|College Football Historical Society Newsletter - 1945, The Great Lakes: The Best for Last]]
-  * [[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20031123/ai_n12526045|What's Up With Frank Aschenbrenner, //Chicago Sun-Times//, Nov 23, 2003]]
+==== Pictures ====
+As a member of the Marquette football team
+{{men_s_football:frank_aschenbrenner_mu.jpg |}}