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1. playersbio.com › what-is-james-franklin-ethnicityWhat Is James Franklin Ethnicity? Race, Nationality And Religion

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   Oct 22, 2023 · Collegiate football coach James Franklin is one of the two kids of his parents, James Sr. and Jocelyn Franklin. While he has European roots through his mother, he is of African-American ethnicity from his dad’s side of the family. His parents first met each other in Manchester and later settled in Pennsylvania, where James was born.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Franklin_(AmericanJames Franklin (American football coach) - Wikipedia

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   Sporting News Coach of the Year (2016) Woody Hayes Trophy (2016) James Geoffrey Franklin (born February 2, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. Franklin has served as the head football coach at Penn State University since 2014 and served in the same position at Vanderbilt University from 2011 to 2013.

3. footballscoop.com › news › james-franklin-carryingJames Franklin on carrying the mantle for black head coaches ...

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   Jun 21, 2019 · As the son of a black father and a white mother growing up in the 1970s and 80s, Franklin's parents separated, leaving young James to grow up with one foot in two different worlds. There was the life with his mom in largely white, suburban Philadelphia, and there was the life with his dad's side of the family, in Pittsburgh neighborhoods hemmed ...

4. www.sportskeeda.com › college-football › what-jamesWhat is James Franklin's ethnicity? Penn State HC's ...

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   Nov 12, 2023 · James Franklin's ethnicity: A mosaic of diversity. James Franklin's ethnicity is a rich tapestry woven from the threads of both African-American and Caucasian heritage. His mother, Jocelyn "Josie ...

5. www.blackhistory.psu.edu › timeline › james_franklinPenn State Black History / African American Chronicles

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   Jan 11, 2014 · January 11, 2014. James Franklin hired as Penn State’s sixteenth head football coach, succeeding Bill O’Brien. Franklin, 41, a native of Langhorne, Bucks County, had led Vanderbilt to three successful season prior to becoming Penn State’s first African American head football coach. James Franklin.

6. www.statecollege.com › articles › local-newsJames Franklin Talks Race, Politics, Growing Up And Keeping ...

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   Jun 20, 2019 · Perhaps most importantly, Franklin was seven, 40 years ago on the nose, when Willie Jeffries, the first black Division I-A head football coach, was hired to work at Wichita State.

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   Who is Penn State football coach James Franklin?

   • James Franklin hired as Penn State’s sixteenth head football coach, succeeding Bill O’Brien. Franklin, 41, a native of Langhorne, Bucks County, had led Vanderbilt to three successful season prior to becoming Penn State’s first African American head football coach.

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   Who was James Franklin?

   • Perhaps most importantly, Franklin was seven, 40 years ago on the nose, when Willie Jeffries, the first black Division I-A head football coach, was hired to work at Wichita State. In essence, “James Franklin, head football coach at Penn State” wasn’t even an option when he took his first steps.

   James Franklin Talks Race, Politics, Growing Up And Keeping The Door

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   Was James Franklin a dream coach at Penn State?

   • In essence, “James Franklin, head football coach at Penn State” wasn’t even an option when he took his first steps. It wasn’t a dream to have, a goal to chase, a career path to ponder. Even as Jeffries took to the sideline, nobody knew how it would go, or how long it would be before another black coach would lead a football team at the D1 level.

   James Franklin Talks Race, Politics, Growing Up And Keeping The Door

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   Will Ben Franklin open doors for other black coaches?

   • According to FootballScoop data dating back to the turn of millennium, only one school (East Carolina) has fired a black head coach and replaced him with another head coach. Given all that, Franklin knows his success would ultimately open doors for other black coaches, and the numbers say the flip side of that coin is also true.

   James Franklin on carrying the mantle for black head coaches: "It's a

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8. onwardstate.com › 2019/10/12 › james-franklin-myJames Franklin: 'My Goal Is To Be First African-American ...

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   Oct 12, 2019 · An interview with Franklin sitting in his basement revealed what he considers to be his main goal as a coach. “I don’t usually talk about this publicly, but my goal is to be the first African-American football coach to win a college national championship,” he said. “That’s something that’s very historic.”