Frank Mincevich

Frank Mincevich
	Mincevich from 1953 Garnet and Black
Personal information
Born:	c. 1934
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:	South Carolina
Position:	Guard
Career history
	South Carolina Gamecocks (1954);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1954); 2× First-team All-ACC (1953, 1954);

Frank Mincevich (born c. 1934) was an American football player. Mincevich attended the University of South Carolina and played college football at the guard position for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 1952 to 1954.^[1]^[2] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on its 1954 College Football All-America Team.^[3]^[4] He was also a first-team player on the 1953 and 1954 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football teams. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (59th overall pick) of the 1954 NFL draft.^[5] He was cut by the 49ers in September 1955.^[6] He joined the Hamilton Tiger Cats but was cut in August 1956.^[7] He also signed with the New York Titans in 1960.^[8] In 2015, he was rated at No. 35 by The State on its list of the top 50 Gamecocks football player of all time.^[9]

References

^ Jake Penland (September 17, 1953). "Mincevich, 'Friendly Bear,' Wants Pro Career After USC". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
^ David Condon (August 1, 1955). "Mincevich Finds Football Beats Farmin' All Hollows". Chicago Tribune. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mincevich On All-America: Gamecock Guard On Look Team". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 28, 1954. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mincevich Returns For Spring Battle". The Item. April 14, 1960. p. 11 – via Newspaper.com.
^ "Frank Mincevich". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jack Russell (September 20, 1955). "49ers Cut Mincevich, Get End". San Mateo Times. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats Cut Imports". The Kingston Whig-Standard. August 2, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Frank Mincevich Signs Contract With Titans". The Columbia Record. June 30, 1960. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks Top 50 of All-Time". The State. July 2, 2015. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.