Frank Godchaux Sr.

Frank Godchaux
Born(1879-11-29)November 29, 1879
DiedJuly 3, 1965(1965-07-03) (aged 85)
Burial placeGraceland Cemetery
Abbeville, LA
OccupationPresident of Louisiana Rice Milling Company
SpouseAgnes Jackson Putnam Godchaux
ChildrenFrank Area Godchaux, Jr.
Parents
  • Gustave Godchaux (father)
  • Katherine Area Godchaux (mother)
College football career
Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionQuarterback
Class1901
Career history
College

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.