At just 29 years old, Frank Ragnow’s retirement announcement stunned many, but for those closest to the Detroit Lions, the surprise wasn’t that he retired -- it was that his battered body had somehow allowed him to perform at an elite level for so long.

Frank Ragnow's Rags Remembered Foundation has raised nearly $200,000 this week from his charity skeet shooting event and individual donations.

Frank Ragnow’s seven seasons with the Lions ran the gamut of highs and lows. A first-round pick turned four-time Pro Bowl er and three-time Second-Team All-Pro, he was also part of two NFC North championship teams.