Frankie Albert

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Frankie Albert
Date of birth	January 27, 1920
Place of birth	Chicago, IL
Date of death	September 5, 2002 (age 82)
Place of death	Palo Alto, CA
Position(s)	Quarterback, P, Head Coach
College	Stanford
NFL Draft	1942 / Round 1/ Pick 10
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls	1951
Career Record	19-16-1
Stats
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Coaching Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1946-1952	San Francisco 49ers
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1956-1958	San Francisco 49ers
College Hall of Fame

Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert (January 27, 1920 - September 5, 2002) was a quarterback in the NFL.

Frankie Albert, who was born in Chicago, starred at Stanford University coached by T formation apostle Clark Shaughnessy. At Stanford he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In the 1942 NFL Draft he was drafted by the Chicago Bears as a 10th overall pick. For his entire career, he played for the San Francisco 49ers. Albert, a left handed scrambler, was credited for inventing the bootleg play and he was named AAFC co-Most Valuable Player with Otto Graham in 1948. He played his last two seasons competing with Y.A. Tittle. Albert played one final season with the CFL Calgary Stampeders. After his retirement, he became the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. He coached the 49ers for 3 seasons with a 19-16-1 record. He died on September 5, 2002, from Alzheimer's Disease. ^[1]

[edit] Reference

1. ^ NFL story

[edit] External links

• College Football Hall of Fame bio
• Frankie Albert Profile at Rosebowl Legends

Preceded by No One	San Francisco 49ers Starting Quarterbacks 1946-1952	Succeeded by Y.A. Tittle
Preceded by Norman (Red) Strader	San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches 1956-1958	Succeeded by Red Hickey

San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches
Shaw • Strader • Albert • Hickey • Christiansen • D. Nolan • Clark • Meyer • McCulley • O'Connor • Walsh • Seifert • Mariucci • Erickson • M. Nolan