{"id":1119,"date":"2024-01-09T22:15:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2024-01-09T22:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:15:20","slug":"legendary-nfl-quarterback-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1119","title":{"rendered":"Legendary NFL Quarterback Dead at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to lead the Cleveland Browns to a championship, has died following a battle with Alzheimer\u2019s disease. He was 87.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/347429445_663577509144674_1263783661552856598_n-19-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/347429445_663577509144674_1263783661552856598_n-19-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/347429445_663577509144674_1263783661552856598_n-19.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><br \/>\nRyan and the Browns won the NFL Championship \u2014 back before it was called the Super Bowl \u2014 in 1964. That title 60 years ago was the last for the franchise, as the Browns are one of the few remaining teams to not have played in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1964 championship, Ryan threw three touchdown passes, each to Gary Collins, lifting the Browns past the heavily favored Baltimore Colts and QB Johnny Unitas by a 27-0 count.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan and wife Joan were married for 65 years. He donated his brain to the CTE center at Boston University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to lead the Cleveland Browns to a championship, has died following a battle with Alzheimer\u2019s disease. He was 87. 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