Christensen, Frank

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Name
Christensen, Frank Gender: M
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)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_gemcol.18.gif 10°00' s_mo.18.gif s_piscol.18.gif 16°01 Asc.s_aricol.18.gif 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.

Link to Wikipedia biography

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)