Jeff Francoeur
Parkview High School
Impact Statement
“This is like a dream. I don’t want it to ever end.”
– Jeff Francoeur
Biography
“Athletes like Jeff Francoeur are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “He has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one of the best baseball players not only in the state of Georgia, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
One of the nation’s top two-sport athletes, Francoeur earned a scholarship to play football at Clemson University after intercepting a school-record 28 passes – 15 as a junior, also a record – as a football free safety and batting .500 both his junior and senior seasons on the diamond, hitting 20 home runs as a junior. Parkview High won Class 5A state titles in both sports his junior and senior years. Francoeur saved his best for last, going 6-for-7 with four home runs, including a grand slam, in the team’s two-game state title series this spring and also was the winning pitcher in both games in relief.
The Atlanta Braves made the 6-foot-4, 200-pound Francoeur their first-round pick (No. 23 overall) in this year’s Major League Draft.
Francoeur made his MLB debut July 7, 2005 with the Atlanta Braves. After a long and illustrious career, Francoeur retired in 2016. Francoeur is a color analyst for television.
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