Frankie Albert

Frank Cullen Albert (January 27, 1920 – September 4, 2002) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played as a quarterback and punter with the San Francisco 49ers in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and later in National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Indians, where he led the 1940 football team to an undefeated season and the 1941 Rose Bowl.

Frankie Albert
Frankie Albert in 1949
No. 63, 13
Position:Quarterback
Punter
Personal information
Born:(1920-01-27)January 27, 1920
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:September 4, 2002(2002-09-04) (aged 82)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:Glendale
(Glendale, California)
College:Stanford (1939–1941)
NFL draft:1942 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • San Francisco 49ers (1956–1958)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player
AAFC record
  • Most passing touchdowns in a season: 29 (1948)
Career AAFC/NFL statistics
TD–INT:115–98
Passing yards:10,795
Completion percentage:53.1%
Passer rating:73.5
Rushing yards:1,272
Rushing touchdowns:27
Punting yards:12,866
Punting average:43
Head coaching record
Regular season:19–16–1 (.542)
Postseason:0–1 (.000)
Career:19–17–1 (.527)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Coaching stats at PFR

Many who saw Albert in action credit him as being the greatest left-handed quarterback ever to play the game.

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