Frank Ryan (American football)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 12, 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | R. L. Paschal High School | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Rice | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 2,133 |
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| Pass completions: | 1,090 |
| Percentage: | 51.1 |
| TD–INT: | 149–111 |
| Passing yards: | 16,042 |
| Passer rating: | 77.6 |
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Frank Beall Ryan (born July 12, 1936) is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1958–1961), Cleveland Browns (1962–1968) and Washington Redskins (1969–1970). He led the Browns to their most recent National Football League title in 1964.
Ryan played football while attending R. L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He was recruited by college coaches from across the country, including Bear Bryant, and he was admitted to Yale University. Ryan declared a major in physics at Rice University, becoming the first in his family to not go to Yale. He was unable to establish himself during the course of his collegiate career, splitting time behind center with King Hill, who was receiving most of the snaps.
Given his desire to obtain a Ph.D., Ryan originally decided not to play professional football after the Los Angeles Rams chose him in the fifth round of the 1958 NFL Draft. He changed his mind after he was able to enroll at both UCLA and the University of California, Berkeley in pursuit of an advanced degree. Ryan then transferred back to Rice, where he studied during the off-season.
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