Frank Godchaux Sr.
Frank Godchaux | |
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| Born | November 29, 1879 Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 1965 (aged 85) |
| Burial place | Graceland Cemetery Abbeville, LA |
| Occupation | President of Louisiana Rice Milling Company |
| Spouse | Agnes Jackson Putnam Godchaux |
| Children | Frank Area Godchaux, Jr. |
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| College football career | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | 1901 |
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Frank Area Godchaux Sr. (November 29, 1879 – July 3, 1965) was a president of the Louisiana Rice Milling Company, a $10,000,000 corporation. He was a letterman and quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores on the 1899 team, transferring from LSU in 1897. He and his son Frank Godchaux Jr were the first father-son Vandy lettermen. Godchaux Sr. was the only child of pioneering merchant Gustave Godchaux, whose parents came from France to Louisiana.