Background
He was born in Davenport, Iowa and lived in Rock Island, Illinois.
officer teacher American football player
He was born in Davenport, Iowa and lived in Rock Island, Illinois.
He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1941 NFL Draft. Franck was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Henning joined the United States Marines Corps and served as an infantry officer on Iwo Jima where he saw Notre Dame football star Jack Chevigny killed in action.
He eventually became a fighter pilot, serving aboard United States Ship Hornet.
After the war, he continued to play with the Giants from 1945 to 1947. He eventually became a high School teacher and coach in Oklahoma City and then Rock Island High School in Illinois.