Frankie Albert

Actor Jan 27 (died age 82) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 1942–2006 (64 year career)

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Biography

Frank Cullen Albert pioneered modern quarterback play as the first college T-formation signal-caller and a founding member of the San Francisco 49ers, earning recognition as the greatest left-handed quarterback ever to play the game. Born January 27, 1920 in Chicago, Albert moved as a youth to California where he attended Glendale High School before enrolling at Stanford University. At Stanford, Albert studied under the T-formation innovator Clark Shaughnessy, becoming the first college quarter…