Frank Ryan
Frank Bell Ryan
Born: July 12, 1936
Fort Worth, TX USA
Deceased: January 1, 2024
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 199
College: Rice
High School: R.L. Paschal (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1958-1970
Drafted: 1958 in Round 5, #55 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Frank Ryan played from 1958 to 1970 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins. Ryan threw for 16,042 yards in his career, completing 1,090 of 2,133 passes with 149 touchdowns and 111 interceptions. He also ran for 1,358 yards in 310 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 3 | 21.4 | 14 | 28.6 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 89 | 42 | 47.2 | 709 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 67 | 63.4 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 128 | 62 | 48.4 | 816 | 6.4 | 7 | 5.5 | 9 | 7.0 | 61 | 57.9 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 142 | 72 | 50.7 | 1115 | 7.9 | 5 | 3.5 | 7 | 4.9 | 96 | 68.3 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 194 | 112 | 57.7 | 1541 | 7.9 | 10 | 5.2 | 7 | 3.6 | 65 | 85.4 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 256 | 135 | 52.7 | 2026 | 7.9 | 25 | 9.8 | 13 | 5.1 | 83 | 90.4 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 334 | 174 | 52.1 | 2404 | 7.2 | 25 | 7.5 | 19 | 5.7 | 62 | 76.7 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 243 | 119 | 49.0 | 1751 | 7.2 | 18 | 7.4 | 13 | 5.3 | 80 | 75.3 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 382 | 200 | 52.4 | 2974 | 7.8 | 29 | 7.6 | 14 | 3.7 | 54 | 88.2 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 280 | 136 | 48.6 | 2026 | 7.2 | 20 | 7.1 | 16 | 5.7 | 49 | 72.7 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 66 | 31 | 47.0 | 639 | 9.7 | 7 | 10.6 | 6 | 9.1 | 57 | 79.0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 2133 | 1090 | 51.1 | 16042 | 7.5 | 149 | 7.0 | 111 | 5.2 | 96 | 4 | 35 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 24 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 38 | 139 | 3.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 42 | 242 | 5.8 | 39 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 62 | 224 | 3.6 | 25 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 37 | 217 | 5.9 | 19 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 36 | 156 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 310 | 1358 | 4.4 | 39 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | -1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 3 |
| 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 5 |
| 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 3 |
| 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 7 |
| 1963 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 13 |
| 1964 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 |
| 1966 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 13 |
| 1968 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 3 |
| 1969 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
