{{Short description|American football player (born 1957)}} {{for|the Australian politician|Frank Pollard (politician)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | number = 44, 30 | position = Running back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|06|15}} | birth_place = Clifton, Texas, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 218 | draftyear = 1980 | draftround = 11 | draftpick = 305 | high_school = Meridian <br> (Meridian, Texas) | college = Baylor | pastteams = * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1980|1988}}) | pastexecutive = | statlabel1 = Rushing yards | statvalue1 = 3,989 | statlabel2 = Rushing average | statvalue2 = 4.2 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 20 | pfr = PollFr00 }}
'''Frank Pollard''' (born June 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears.
He is noted for his record-setting performance at the 1976 Texas state high school track championships. The "Faces In The Crowd" article in the June 14, 1976 issue of ''Sports Illustrated'' stated:
<blockquote>Frank Pollard Jr., 19, a senior at Meridian High, a class B school, became the highest scorer in the history of the Texas track meet, winning the discus (154'9"), the shot (56'3"), the 100 (9.9) and the 220 (21.8). His sprint-relay team also placed fourth.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1091207/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005052200/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1091207/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 2010 |title=Faces In The Crowd |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=June 14, 1976}}</ref></blockquote>
In Bleacher Report's list of the "Top 100 Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL History", he placed 97th.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/889888-top-100-pittsburgh-steelers-in-nfl-history |title=Top 100 Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL History |first=Nick |last=Dewitt |date=October 11, 2011 |publisher=Bleacher Report |accessdate=January 8, 2025}}</ref> Currently, Mr. Pollard works at the Methodist Children's Home in Waco, Texas, where he helps children and young adults in their development.
==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" |- ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |}
===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! 1980 !! PIT | '''16''' || 0 || 4 || 16 || 4.0 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 1981 !! PIT | 14 || 10 || 123 || 570 || '''4.6''' || 29 || 2 || 19 || 156 || 8.2 || '''26''' || 0 |- ! 1982 !! PIT | 9 || 8 || 62 || 238 || 3.8 || 18 || 2 || 6 || 39 || 6.5 || 11 || 0 |- ! 1983 !! PIT | '''16''' || 3 || 135 || 608 || 4.5 || 32 || 4 || 16 || 127 || 7.9 || 17 || 0 |- ! 1984 !! PIT | 15 || 15 || 213 || 851 || 4.0 || 52 || '''6''' || 21 || 186 || 8.9 || 18 || 0 |- ! 1985 !! PIT | '''16''' || '''16''' || '''233''' || '''991''' || 4.3 || '''56''' || 3 || '''24''' || '''250''' || 10.4 || 20 || 0 |- ! 1986 !! PIT | 3 || 3 || 24 || 86 || 3.6 || 12 || 0 || 2 || 15 || 7.5 || 10 || 0 |- ! 1987 !! PIT | 12 || 7 || 128 || 536 || 4.2 || 33 || 3 || 14 || 77 || 5.5 || 17 || 0 |- ! 1988 !! PIT | 10 || 3 || 31 || 93 || 3.0 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 22 || '''11.0''' || 19 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 111 !! 65 !! 953 !! 3,989 !! 4.2 !! 56 !! 20 !! 104 !! 872 !! 8.4 !! 26 !! 0 |}
===Playoffs=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! 1982 !! PIT | 1 || 1 || 9 || 47 || 5.2 || 18 || 0 || 2 || 29 || '''14.5''' || '''20''' || 0 |- ! 1983 !! PIT | 1 || 1 || 9 || 37 || 4.1 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 1984 !! PIT | '''2''' || '''2''' || '''27''' || '''147''' || '''5.4''' || '''23''' || '''2''' || '''7''' || '''61''' || 8.7 || 17 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 4 !! 4 !! 45 !! 231 !! 5.1 !! 23 !! 2 !! 9 !! 90 !! 10.0 !! 20 !! 0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Steelers1980DraftPicks}}
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