Jonathan Franklin, an American football player, was born on October 23, 1989, in Los Angeles, California. He is the only son of Pamela Andrews. In addition to his passion for sports, Franklin enjoys writing poetry and acting. Known for his speed, explosiveness, and quickness, he played one season in the National Football League (NFL) after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Franklin attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Excelling in football, he earned first-team All-City honors as a running back and third-team honors as a cornerback. He was also named Coliseum League Player of the Year. In addition to football, he competed in track and field, recording a personal best of 11.01 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Franklin also appeared on the reality TV series Baldwin Hills. By his senior year, he was considered one of the top running backs in the country and became a finalist for the Doak Walker Award in 2012.
Franklin received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2009 to 2012. He earned Second-Team All-America honors from the Associated Press, Walter Camp, SportsIllustrated.com, and Fox Sports.
During his senior year, Franklin had a career-best performance against Washington State, rushing 30 times for 216 yards. Over the 2012 season, he played in 13 games, logging 268 carries for 1,734 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 133.4 yards per game. His longest run was 78 yards. He led the Bruins to the Pac-12 South Division title and posted 100 or more rushing yards in nine games—a new single-season school record. Notably, he ran for 194 yards against Stanford, surpassing milestones set by former UCLA greats like Freeman McNeil, Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Gaston Green, and Wendell Tyler.
Franklin eventually broke Gaston Green’s all-time UCLA rushing record of 3,731 yards during a 66–10 win over Arizona. Following this achievement, he was widely regarded as the second-best running back in the nation behind Montee Ball.
| Birth Date: | 6 Sep, 1964 |
| Age: | 55 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles |
| Education: | Brown University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American journalist |
| Net Worth 2021: | 405 thousand |
