Canadian-born American football player (born 1962)
American football player
Mark Rypien
Rypien in 2017
No. 11, 16
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
Born:
(1962-10-02) October 2, 1962 (age 61) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height:
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:
225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:
Shadle Park (Spokane, Washington)
College:
Washington State (1981–1985)
NFL draft:
1986 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146
Career history
Washington Redskins (1986–1993)
Cleveland Browns (1994)
St. Louis Rams (1995)
Philadelphia Eagles (1996)
St. Louis Rams (1997)
Atlanta Falcons (1998)*
Indianapolis Colts (2001)
Seattle Seahawks (2002)*
Rochester Raiders (2006)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXII, XXVI)
Super Bowl MVP (XXVI)
Second-team All-Pro (1991)
2× Pro Bowl (1989, 1991)
Washington Redskins 90 Greatest
First-team All-Pac-10 (1984)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
2,613
Passing completions:
1,466
Completion percentage:
56.1
TD–INT:
115–88
Passing yards:
18,473
Passer rating:
78.9
Player stats at PFR
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Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962) is a Canadian-American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was the first Canadian-born quarterback to both start in the NFL and be named Super Bowl MVP, doing so in Super Bowl XXVI with the Redskins. He also played for several other NFL teams. His nephew Brett plays in the NFL for the Chicago Bears.
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the 1986 NFL Draft, when the Redskins picked up future Super Bowl MVP MarkRypien in the sixth round, also the Redskins defensive end Dexter Manley set...
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fifth-round draft pick. Gannon was the third-stringer behind starter MarkRypien and backup Cary Conklin. With the Redskins, Gannon played in eight games...
touchdown came off a goalline fumble by the Bengals. Former Redskins hero MarkRypien came in late and completed three of eleven passes. Week Nine @ Denver...
at Shadle Park and won the state title in 1981, led on the court by MarkRypien. A math teacher, Robertson later coached at Gonzaga Prep. Borsch, Ferd...
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in six games, starting three. Palmer was the second Canadian (after MarkRypien of the Washington Redskins) to start at quarterback in the NFL. After...
Ricky Turner, Ricky Reynolds, Paul Sorensen, Brian Forde, Lee Blakeney, MarkRypien, Dan Lynch, Pat Beach, Keith Millard, Erik Howard, and Cedrick Brown...
combined to post a 39–4 overall record and 21–0 Marin County Athletic League mark on their way to an appearance in the state title game, one North Coast Section...
off very slow in the game, not even reaching midfield until the 13-minute mark of the fourth quarter. Oklahoma came back from a 17-point deficit to win...
for 3,876 yards the following season, Sipeʼs Browns struggled to a 5–11 mark. In 1982, Sipe and the Browns won just two of the team's first six games...
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record for most passes without an interception (233), breaking Michael Vick's mark of 224 set in 2010. He also moved within one touchdown pass of the record...
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