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Meet Detroit Lions' Frank Ragnow: A 'throwback' playing for his late father

Shawn Windsor, Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez debate Detroit Lions' surprising pick of Arkansas center Frank Ragnow at No. 20 in NFL draft April 26. Detroit Free Press staff, Detroit Free Press

There aren’t many people in this world like Frank Ragnow, at least that’s what people back home in Victoria like to say.

The sincerity. The authenticity. The way he always carries himself as a role model, not just on the football field but in life, even in the darkest of times.

Ragnow, the Detroit Lions’ first-round pick at No.