Fran Foley

Fran Foley
Profile
Position	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born	1961 or 1962 (age 64–65)
Career information
High school	Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College	Framingham State (1980–1981)
NFL draft	1983: undrafted
Career history
Coaching
	Worcester Academy (1983); Volunteer assistant; Colgate (1984); Graduate assistant; The Citadel (1985); Graduate assistant; Rutgers (1986); Graduate assistant; Boston College (1991); Tight ends / kickers assistant;
Operations
	Jacksonville Jaguars (1994–1996); Assistant director of pro personnel; Jacksonville Jaguars (1997–2002); Director of pro scouting; San Diego Chargers (2003–2005); Director of pro scouting; Minnesota Vikings (2006); Vice president of player personnel / de facto general manager;
Administration
	Rutgers (1987–1990); Administrative assistant; Boston College (1992–1993); Departmental recruiting coordinator / administrative assistant; Maryland (2010–2015); Director of football operations;
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference

Fran Foley (born 1961 or 1962) is an American former football player, coach, executive and administrator. He is best known for his brief stint as de facto general manager of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), a post he held from January to May 2006.

After playing college football for the Framingham State Rams, Foley had assistant coaching positions at Worcester Academy, for the Colgate Raiders, The Citadel Bulldogs, Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Boston College Eagles between 1983 and 1991. He then served as an executive with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL from 1994 to 2002, and with the San Diego Chargers from 2003 to 2005 before being hired by the Vikings in 2006. After a brief tenure of three months marked with controversy and what was perceived as poor selections in the 2006 NFL draft, Foley was dismissed by the team. After his NFL career, he worked with the Maryland Terrapins in an administrative role.