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Frank Ryan (American football)

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Frank Ryan (American football)

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.

Infobox

Position
Quarterback
Born
(1936-07-12)July 12, 1936Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died
January 1, 2024(2024-01-01) (aged 87)Waterford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
199 lb (90 kg)
High school
R. L. Paschal (Fort Worth)
College
Rice (1954–1957)
NFL draft
1958: 5th round, 55th overall pick
Passing attempts
1,090
Passing completions
2,133
Completion percentage
51.1
TD–INT
149–111
Passing yards
16,042
Passer rating
77.6

Tables

· NFL career statistics
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Avg
Passing
Lng
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
1958
1958
Year
1958
Team
LAR
Games
5
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
5
Passing
14
Passing
35.7
Passing
34
Passing
2.4
Passing
14
Passing
1
Passing
3
Passing
28.6
Rushing
5
Rushing
45
Rushing
9.0
Rushing
12
Rushing
0
1959
1959
Year
1959
Team
LAR
Games
10
Games
3
Games
0–3
Passing
42
Passing
89
Passing
47.2
Passing
709
Passing
8.0
Passing
67
Passing
2
Passing
4
Passing
63.4
Rushing
19
Rushing
57
Rushing
3.0
Rushing
13
Rushing
1
1960
1960
Year
1960
Team
LAR
Games
11
Games
5
Games
3–1–1
Passing
62
Passing
128
Passing
48.4
Passing
816
Passing
6.4
Passing
61
Passing
7
Passing
9
Passing
57.9
Rushing
19
Rushing
85
Rushing
4.5
Rushing
24
Rushing
1
1961
1961
Year
1961
Team
LAR
Games
14
Games
3
Games
2–1
Passing
72
Passing
142
Passing
50.7
Passing
1,115
Passing
7.9
Passing
96
Passing
5
Passing
7
Passing
68.3
Rushing
38
Rushing
139
Rushing
3.7
Rushing
28
Rushing
0
1962
1962
Year
1962
Team
CLE
Games
11
Games
7
Games
3–3–1
Passing
112
Passing
194
Passing
57.7
Passing
1,541
Passing
7.9
Passing
65
Passing
10
Passing
7
Passing
85.4
Rushing
42
Rushing
242
Rushing
5.8
Rushing
39
Rushing
1
1963
1963
Year
1963
Team
CLE
Games
13
Games
13
Games
10–3
Passing
135
Passing
256
Passing
52.7
Passing
2,026
Passing
7.9
Passing
83
Passing
25
Passing
13
Passing
90.4
Rushing
62
Rushing
224
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
25
Rushing
2
1964
1964
Year
1964
Team
CLE
Games
14
Games
14
Games
10–3–1
Passing
174
Passing
334
Passing
52.1
Passing
2,404
Passing
7.2
Passing
62
Passing
25
Passing
19
Passing
76.7
Rushing
37
Rushing
217
Rushing
5.9
Rushing
19
Rushing
1
1965
1965
Year
1965
Team
CLE
Games
12
Games
12
Games
10–2
Passing
119
Passing
243
Passing
49.0
Passing
1,751
Passing
7.2
Passing
80
Passing
18
Passing
13
Passing
75.3
Rushing
19
Rushing
72
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
18
Rushing
0
1966
1966
Year
1966
Team
CLE
Games
14
Games
14
Games
9–5
Passing
200
Passing
382
Passing
52.4
Passing
2,974
Passing
7.8
Passing
54
Passing
29
Passing
14
Passing
88.2
Rushing
36
Rushing
156
Rushing
4.3
Rushing
17
Rushing
0
1967
1967
Year
1967
Team
CLE
Games
13
Games
13
Games
9–4
Passing
136
Passing
280
Passing
48.6
Passing
2,026
Passing
7.2
Passing
49
Passing
20
Passing
16
Passing
72.7
Rushing
22
Rushing
57
Rushing
2.6
Rushing
12
Rushing
0
1968
1968
Year
1968
Team
CLE
Games
7
Games
3
Games
1–2
Passing
31
Passing
66
Passing
47.0
Passing
639
Passing
9.7
Passing
57
Passing
7
Passing
6
Passing
79.0
Rushing
11
Rushing
64
Rushing
5.8
Rushing
19
Rushing
0
1969
1969
Year
1969
Team
WAS
Games
1
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
1
Passing
1
Passing
100.0
Passing
4
Passing
4.0
Passing
4
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
83.3
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
1970
1970
Year
1970
Team
WAS
Games
1
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
1
Passing
4
Passing
25.0
Passing
3
Passing
3.0
Passing
3
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
39.6
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
126
Games
87
Games
57–27–3
Games
1,090
Passing
2,133
Passing
51.1
Passing
16,042
Passing
7.5
Passing
96
Passing
149
Passing
111
Passing
77.6
Passing
310
Rushing
1,358
Rushing
4.4
Rushing
39
Rushing
6
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1958
LAR
5
0
–
5
14
35.7
34
2.4
14
1
3
28.6
5
45
9.0
12
0
1959
LAR
10
3
0–3
42
89
47.2
709
8.0
67
2
4
63.4
19
57
3.0
13
1
1960
LAR
11
5
3–1–1
62
128
48.4
816
6.4
61
7
9
57.9
19
85
4.5
24
1
1961
LAR
14
3
2–1
72
142
50.7
1,115
7.9
96
5
7
68.3
38
139
3.7
28
0
1962
CLE
11
7
3–3–1
112
194
57.7
1,541
7.9
65
10
7
85.4
42
242
5.8
39
1
1963
CLE
13
13
10–3
135
256
52.7
2,026
7.9
83
25
13
90.4
62
224
3.6
25
2
1964
CLE
14
14
10–3–1
174
334
52.1
2,404
7.2
62
25
19
76.7
37
217
5.9
19
1
1965
CLE
12
12
10–2
119
243
49.0
1,751
7.2
80
18
13
75.3
19
72
3.8
18
0
1966
CLE
14
14
9–5
200
382
52.4
2,974
7.8
54
29
14
88.2
36
156
4.3
17
0
1967
CLE
13
13
9–4
136
280
48.6
2,026
7.2
49
20
16
72.7
22
57
2.6
12
0
1968
CLE
7
3
1–2
31
66
47.0
639
9.7
57
7
6
79.0
11
64
5.8
19
0
1969
WAS
1
0
–
1
1
100.0
4
4.0
4
0
0
83.3
–
–
–
–
–
1970
WAS
1
0
–
1
4
25.0
3
3.0
3
0
0
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
Career
126
87
57–27–3
1,090
2,133
51.1
16,042
7.5
96
149
111
77.6
310
1,358
4.4
39
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· NFL career statistics › Postseason
Legend
Won the NFL championship
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Avg
Passing
Lng
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
1964
1964
Year
1964
Team
CLE
Games
1
Games
1
Games
1–0
Passing
11
Passing
18
Passing
61.1
Passing
206
Passing
11.4
Passing
51
Passing
3
Passing
1
Passing
117.1
Rushing
3
Rushing
2
Rushing
0.7
Rushing
4
Rushing
0
1965
1965
Year
1965
Team
CLE
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
8
Passing
18
Passing
44.4
Passing
115
Passing
6.4
Passing
30
Passing
1
Passing
2
Passing
44.7
Rushing
3
Rushing
9
Rushing
3.0
Rushing
8
Rushing
0
1967
1967
Year
1967
Team
CLE
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
14
Passing
30
Passing
46.7
Passing
194
Passing
6.5
Passing
75
Passing
2
Passing
1
Passing
76.2
Rushing
2
Rushing
14
Rushing
7.0
Rushing
7
Rushing
0
1968
1968
Year
1968
Team
CLE
Games
2
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
2
Passing
6
Passing
33.3
Passing
19
Passing
3.2
Passing
10
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
43.1
Rushing
2
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
5
Games
3
Games
1–2
Games
35
Passing
72
Passing
48.6
Passing
534
Passing
7.4
Passing
75
Passing
6
Passing
4
Passing
78.1
Passing
10
Rushing
25
Rushing
2.5
Rushing
8
Rushing
0
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1964
CLE
1
1
1–0
11
18
61.1
206
11.4
51
3
1
117.1
3
2
0.7
4
0
1965
CLE
1
1
0–1
8
18
44.4
115
6.4
30
1
2
44.7
3
9
3.0
8
0
1967
CLE
1
1
0–1
14
30
46.7
194
6.5
75
2
1
76.2
2
14
7.0
7
0
1968
CLE
2
0
–
2
6
33.3
19
3.2
10
0
0
43.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
Career
5
3
1–2
35
72
48.6
534
7.4
75
6
4
78.1
10
25
2.5
8
0

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