Fred Dryer

No. 89

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth:

July 6, 1946 (age 70)

Place of birth:

Hawthorne, California, U.S.

Career information

College:

San Diego State

NFL Draft:

1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13

Career history

New York Giants (1969–1971)
Los Angeles Rams (1972–1981)

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (1975)
First-team All-Pro (1974)
Second-team All-Pro (1975)
2× First-team All-NFC (1974, 1975)
2× Second-team All-NFC (1970, 1973)
NFL All-Rookie team (1969)
First-team Little All-America (1968)
First-team JuCo All-American (1966)
2× NCAA College-Division National Champion (1967, 1968)
El Camino C.C. Hall Of Fame (1988)
San Diego State Aztec Hall of Fame (1988)
San Diego Sports Hall of Fame (1998)
NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award (2003)

Career NFL statistics

Games:	176
Safeties:	2
Player stats at NFL.com

College Football Hall of Fame

Games:	176
Safeties:	2
Player stats at NFL.com

Fred Dryer
Born	John Frederick Dryer
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	1976–present
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Tracy Vaccaro (m. 1983–88); divorced; 1 child
Website	Official website

John Frederick "Fred" Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).

He played for 13 years in the NFL, having played in 176 games, starting in 1966, and recording 104 career sacks with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams. He is the only NFL player to score two safeties in one game.

Following his retirement from football, Dryer had a successful career as a film and television actor, notably starring in the series Hunter. His height of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and physique are useful for his action roles.

The son of Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell (née Clark) Dryer, Fred Dryer began his football career at Lawndale High School in Lawndale in Los Angeles County, and then attended El Camino Junior College before transferring to San Diego State University (SDSU).

Dryer was inducted to the El Camino C.C. Athletic Hall Of Fame in 1988, as a charter member and was the Athlete of the Year for his 1966 performance on the football field. Dryer was also a 1966 Junior College All-American

During Dryer's junior and senior seasons, in which he lettered both seasons, at San Diego State, the Aztecs had a combined record of 19-1-1. They were the College Division National Champions in both seasons. In 1967 they topped both the Associated Press and United Press International polls as #1. In 1968 San Diego State was voted the champions by UPI and North Dakota State topped the AP poll and thus the two schools shared the College-Division title.

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