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![]() Ryan with the Rams in 1959 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | July 12, 1936||||||||||||
Died: | January 1, 2024 Waterford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 87)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | R. L. Paschal (Fort Worth) | ||||||||||||
College: | Rice | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1958 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||||||
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Frank Beall Ryan (July 12, 1936 – January 1, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams (1958–1961), Cleveland Browns (1962–1968), and Washington Redskins (1969–1970). He played college football for the Rice Owls. A three-time Pro Bowl selection with Cleveland, Ryan led the Browns to their most recent National Football League title in 1964. He was also a mathematician, serving as a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University from 1967 to 1974.