Franklin Gore (born May 14, 1983 in Coconut Grove,
Florida) is an American football running back who
plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the National
Football League. He graduated from the University of
Miami.
As a true freshman for the University of Miami in
2001, Gore totaled 854 yards with eight touchdowns
on 62 carries (a 11.3-yard avg), the third-best
season total in school history by a freshman and was
named Sporting News' Big East Freshman of the Year.
Gore suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in
his left knee before spring practice in 2002 spent
the following season recovering from knee surgery.
He returned in 2003 and rushed for 100 yards in each
of his first three games of the season. Gore
returned for his senior year in 2004. His little
cousin Kim Gibson ask him to change his uniform
number to change his luck discarding #32 for #3 and
then ran for nearly 1,000 yards during the season.
In 28 games with the Miami Hurricanes, Gore rushed
380 times for 2,500 yards (a 7.2 rushing average)
and 20 touchdowns. His 1,975 yards rank seventh on
the school's career-record list and his seventeen
scores are tied for tenth.
Gore had beat out Willis McGahee in the spring of
2002 at the starting running back position while at
Miami before his injury.
