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Frank Ryan

Retired

WSH · QB

Frank Ryan recorded 121 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with WSH, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

132.6

pass yds/gm

11.2

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

121

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Frank Ryan's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1964
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 12, 1964

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1964

202 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1963
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 5, 1963

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1963

148 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
DETROITLIONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 30, 1960

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1960

144 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1963
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 20, 1963

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1963

203 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1966
CLEVELANDBROWNS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 30, 1966

Cleveland Browns vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1966

223 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Frank Ryan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 367 passing yards

Regular Season
1966
CLEVELANDBROWNS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 17, 1966

Cleveland Browns vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1966

367 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1964
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 12, 1964

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1964

202 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 80 rushing yards

Regular Season
1962
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 4, 1962

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1962

119 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Frank Ryan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1972

01
LARRYAN—Frank Ryan
LARBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
LARJONES—Deacon Jones

Wide-open offense gives way to a legendary line

Los Angeles Rams · Stars and the Fearsome Foursome

Los Angeles produced record crowds, prolific passing and one of football's most feared defensive fronts.

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Franchise era

1956–1965

02
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan
CLEBROWN32Jim Brown
CLEWARFIELD—Paul Warfield

The greatest runner becomes the entire geometry

Cleveland Browns · Jim Brown and the 1964 title

Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons and powered Cleveland's most recent championship in 1964.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

03
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1969–1980

04
WASRYAN—Frank Ryan
WASJURGENSEN—Sonny Jurgensen
WASBROWN84Larry Brown

The Over-the-Hill Gang reaches the Super Bowl

Washington Commanders · Allen restores belief

Vince Lombardi's brief season and George Allen's veteran teams immediately restored winning and delivered a Super Bowl trip after the 1972 season.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 196613 NFL seasons121 career games16,042 career passing yards149 career passing touchdowns1,358 career rushing yards6 career rushing touchdowns31 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 19, 1958Most recent: Nov 22, 1970

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history