Christensen, Frank
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Birthname | Frank Langton Christensen | ||||
born on | 1 June 1910 at 02:40 (= 02:40 AM ) | ||||
Place | Salt Lake City, Utah, 40n46, 111w53 | ||||
Timezone | MST h7w (is standard time) | ||||
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Astrology data | 10°00' 16°01 Asc. 20°45' |
Biography
American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions (1934–1937), where he was a member of the 1935 World Championship team.
Christensen was also successful in business. He helped revolutionize the mining and petroleum industry and is recognized as the driving force behind the introduction of diamond drill bits into the petroleum exploration industry. His company, Christensen Diamond Products Company, became the world’s largest producer of industrial diamond products.
Christensen died in Salt Lake City on 6 September 2001 at the age of 91.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Johnson, Jack (born 28 November 1909). Notes: Detroit Lions teammates, 1934-1937
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate provided by Sy Scholfield.
Categories
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Vocation : Sports : Football (American football fullback)
- Vocation : Sports : Track and Field
- Vocation : Misc. : Mining
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (World Championship football team)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (NFL player, 1934-1937)
Categories:
- 1910 births
- Birthday 1 June
- Birthplace Salt Lake City, UT (US)
- Sun 10 Gemini
- Moon 16 Pisces
- Asc 20 Aries
- 2001 deaths
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Vocation : Sports : Football
- Vocation : Sports : Track and Field
- Vocation : Misc. : Mining
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession