In 1940, Dunlap won the Doran Memorial Trophy, which was awarded to the best all-around student, which included being good academically, and athletically and also being recognized socially at the school.
The following year, Frank won the Gerry Boucher Memorial trophy for senior interscholastic football.
[3] He received a scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, to play football.
With the United States entering the war, the scholarship was canceled and Frank was unable to go to Notre Dame.
Once the war ended, Dunlap then joined the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) where he mainly played quarterback and halfback.
[8] The final year of his career came in 1951 as he captured a Grey Cup under head coach Clem Crowe.
On August 4, 1947, he married Kathryn Heney of Pembroke and later had four sons: David, Michael, Patrick, and Daniel.
The principles he advocated for included providing the armed forces with good training programs; giving children of service members and veterans educational assistance; giving farmers a voice in agricultural marketing; and working towards establishing adequate hospital facilities in the Ottawa-Carleton area.