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Mark Rypien 
Rypien at the Redskins-Seahawks game in 2008 with niece.No. 11, 16 Quarterback Personal information Date of birth: October 2, 1962 Place of birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada High School: Shadle Park High School Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) Career information College: Washington State NFL Draft: 1986 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146 Debuted in 1988 for the Washington Redskins Last played in 2001 for the Indianapolis Colts 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 (GLIFL) (2006)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - 2× Pro Bowl selection (1989, 1991)
- Super Bowl MVP (XXVI)
- 2× Super Bowl champion (XXII, XXVI)
- 1991 NFL-NFC Off. P.O.Y
- 70 Greatest Redskins
Career NFL statistics as of 2001 Pass attempts 2,613 Pass completions 1,466 Percentage 56.1 TD-INT 115-88 Passing Yards 18,473 QB Rating 78.9 Stats at NFL.com Stats at pro-football-reference.com Stats at DatabaseFootball.com Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He is the first Canadian-born quarterback to start in the NFL.
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Biography
After attending Shadle Park high school in Spokane, Washington, Rypien played college football at Washington State University. He then left college early and was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He spent the next two years on the Washington Redskins injured reserved list. He watched from the sidelines as the Redskins won Super Bowl XXII under coach Joe Gibbs in January 1988. With Doug Williams aging and the trading of Jay Schroeder to the Los Angeles Raiders, Rypien emerged. In his first full year as a starter, he threw for 3,768 yards with 22 touchdowns. He also gained his first Pro Bowl berth, albeit as an injury replacement.
Rypien was best known for his accuracy as a deep passer,[1][2] developing an incredible sense of timing with receivers downfield.[3] Sports reporters in Washington would quip that he couldn't complete a pass to a backup quarterback during a warmup toss, but come game time, he could hit Art Monk or Gary Clark in perfect stride from fifty yards away. According to former head coach Joe Gibbs, "Rypien's sideline throws would wobble and didn't look all that pretty. But that man could seriously throw the deep stuff."[4] A 1992 Sport Magazine article touted him as one of the best deep passers ever.
1991 was Rypien's best season; he threw for 3,564 yards and 28 touchdowns with 11 interceptions, leading the Redskins to Super Bowl XXVI after recording a 14-2 regular season record. He was named the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the game, passing for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns and leading his team to a 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills. Rypien, a native of Calgary, Alberta, became the first foreign born player to earn the honor. Rypien was named to the Pro Bowl in both 1989 and 1991.
Rypien was one of several players to benefit from the team's success following their championship season. The Redskins signed him to a 3-year, $9 million deal entering the 1992 season. However, the team battled age and injuries and finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, barely making the playoffs. His passing yardage was a respectable 3,282 yards, but his passer rating fell from 97.9 in 1991 to 71.7 in 1992 and his interceptions outnumbered his touchdowns 17 to 13. Although a dominant team performance in the playoffs brought victory over the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC Wild Card away game, the Redskins eventually lost on a rainy, muddy field in a bruising game vs. the San Francisco 49ers, and the Rypien era was essentially over.
Under new Head Coach Richie Petitbon, Rypien had his best training camp in 1993 and expectations were high following a Monday Night win over the defending Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys. However, Rypien injured his knee in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals and the team began a precipitous slide toward a 4–12 season finish. When he was healthy enough to return, Rypien performed spot duty, sharing time with the newly acquired Rich Gannon.
The Redskins hired Norv Turner as their head coach in 1994. Rypien participated in off season workouts, but the team quickly decided to release him from his contract.
Rypien went on to become a backup, serving with the Cleveland Browns in 1994, the St. Louis Rams in 1995 and 1997, the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996, and the Indianapolis Colts in 2001.
His last touchdown pass came in relief of Eagles quarterback Ty Detmer. It was an 8-yarder to Irving Fryar with five seconds remaining in a 37-10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. His last professional game was June 10, 2006; as part of a promotional gig, Rypien played one game for the Rochester Raiders of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League.
Passing statistics
Year Team GP GS Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate 1988 Washington Redskins 9 6 208 114 54.8 1730 18 13 85.2 1989 Washington Redskins 14 14 476 280 58.8 3768 22 13 88.1 1990 Washington Redskins 10 10 304 166 54.6 2070 16 11 78.4 1991 Washington Redskins 16 16 421 249 59.1 3564 28 11 97.9 1992 Washington Redskins 16 16 479 269 56.2 3282 13 17 71.7 1993 Washington Redskins 12 10 319 166 52.0 1514 4 10 56.3 1994 Cleveland Browns 6 3 128 59 46.1 694 4 3 63.7 1995 St. Louis Rams 11 3 217 129 59.4 1448 9 8 77.9 1996 Philadelphia Eagles 1 0 13 10 76.9 76 1 0 116.2 1997 St. Louis Rams 5 0 39 19 48.7 270 0 2 50.2 2001 Indianapolis Colts 4 0 9 5 55.6 57 0 0 74.8 Career Totals 104 78 2613 1466 56.1 18473 115 88 78.9 Key to Abbreviations
GP= Games Played
GS= Games Started
Att= Passes attempted
Com= Passes Completed
Pct= Completion percentage
Yds= Yards
TD= Touchdowns
Int= Interceptions
Rate= Passer ratingSee also
- List of NFL Quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards
- List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating
- List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a passer rating of zero
- List of 300-Yard Passing Games by NFL Quarterbacks
Notes
Rypien is one of five players to throw for at least 300 yards in his first NFL game and also has the distinction of becoming the first Canadian-born player to receive the Super Bowl MVP in the Redskins' Super Bowl XXVI victory.
In his 11 NFL seasons, Rypien completed 1,466 of 2,613 passes for 18,473 yards and 115 touchdowns, with 88 interceptions. He also rushed 127 times for 166 yards and 8 touchdowns.
He signed with the Atlanta Falcons for the 1998 season but never made it to Atlanta. His son's death from a malignant brain tumor that August caused Rypien to leave the game (although he would return in 2001 for a stint with the Colts).[5]
In August 2002, Mark was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as a backup quarterback, played in two pre-season games and finished 13-of-21 passing for 97 yards, but was cut early in September.
Rypien's cousin Rick Rypien was a member of the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL before his death on August 15th, 2011.[6][7]
Former NHL player Shane Churla is also Rypien's cousin.[8]
Rypien's daughter Angela plays for the Seattle Mist of the Lingerie Football League.[9]
Rypien had a brief stint in NASCAR racing as a team owner, and was the original owner of the 2004 Sprint Cup championship-winning #97 team, having sold it to Jack Roush in 1998.
An avid golfer, Rypien has been known to participate in charity tournaments at various locations across the nation. Rypien has played in one PGA Tour event ('92 Kemper Open) and one Nationwide Tour event ('00 BUY.COM Tri-Cities Open) and in both instances missed the cut by a substantial margin. Rypien is a regular competitor at the American Century Championship, the annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities. He won the tournament in 1990 and has a total of six top ten finishes.[10] The tournament, televised by NBC in July, is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, NV.[11]
Rypien and most of his family currently lives in the Spokane area.
References
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/tag/_/name/mark-rypien
- ^ George, Thomas (January 13, 1992). "PRO FOOTBALL; Rypien Savors A Special Moment". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/13/sports/pro-football-rypien-savors-a-special-moment.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19940416&id=JLIcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WnwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6811,659462
- ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/dec/22/20061222-124633-6818r/?page=2
- ^ After son's death, Rypien devoting life to foundation. Rudy Klancnik. January 23, 2008. ESPN. [1].
- ^ "Rick Rypien found dead in his home". CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/27694626/31337991. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Boren, Cindy. "Rick Rypien suspended indefinitely by NHL for fight with fan". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/early-lead/2010/10/rick_rypien_suspended_indefini.html. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Molnari, David (26 December 1993). "Everything Is Relative - Or So It Seems". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ntNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5m8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6400,4483853. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Boren, Cindy (11 May 2011). "Mark Rypien’s daughter to quarterback a Lingerie league team". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/mark-rypiens-daughter-to-quarterback-a-lingerie-league-team/2011/05/11/AFn7PgoG_blog.html. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.tahoecelebritygolf.com/tournamentstats/topten.html
- ^ http://www.edgewoodtahoe.com/
- Associated Press (2007-01-22). "Manning to have X-rays, should play in Super Bowl". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2739114. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- After son's death, Rypien devoting life to foundation. Rudy Klancnik. January 23, 2008. ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3210070
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro-Football-Reference
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Rick RhodenWashington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI Champions 2 Kelly Goodburn | 6 Cary Conklin (IR) | 8 Chip Lohmiller | 10 Jeff Rutledge | 11 Mark Rypien (MVP) | 16 Stan Humphries | 20 Alvoid Mays | 21 Earnest Byner | 26 Danny Copeland | 27 Brad Edwards | 28 Darrell Green | 30 Brian Mitchell | 31 Clarence Vaughn | 32 Ricky Ervins | 34 Terry Hoage | 35 Martin Mayhew | 37 Gerald Riggs | 40 Alvin Walton | 45 Sidney Johnson | 47 A. J. Johnson | 50 Ravin Caldwell | 51 Monte Coleman | 53 Jeff Bostic | 54 Kurt Gouveia | 55 Andre Collins | 57 Matt Millen | 58 Wilber Marshall | 60 Fred Stokes | 61 Mark Adickes | 63 Raleigh McKenzie | 64 Ralph Tamm | 65 Mohammed Elewonibi (IR) | 66 Joe Jacoby | 67 Ray Brown | 68 Russ Grimm | 69 Mark Schlereth | 71 Charles Mann | 74 Markus Koch | 75 Eric Williams | 76 Ed Simmons | 78 Tim Johnson | 79 Jim Lachey | 80 Keenan McCardell (IR) | 81 Art Monk | 82 John Brandes | 83 Ricky Sanders | 84 Gary Clark | 85 Don Warren | 86 Stephen Hobbs | 87 Ron Middleton | 88 James Jenkins | 89 Terry Orr | 94 Bobby Wilson | 97 Jumpy Geathers | 99 Jason Buck
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Coaches: Don Breaux | Jack Burns | Bobby DePaul | Rod Dowhower | Jim Hanifan | Larry Peccatiello | Richie Petitbon | Dan Riley | Wayne Sevier | Warren Simmons | Charley Taylor | Emmitt Thomas | LaVern Torgeson | Steve WetzelSuper Bowl MVP Award I: Starr | II: Starr | III: Namath | IV: Dawson | V: Howley | VI: Staubach | VII: Scott | VIII: Csonka | IX: Harris | X: Swann | XI: Biletnikoff | XII : Martin & White | XIII: Bradshaw | XIV: Bradshaw | XV: Plunkett | XVI: Montana | XVII: Riggins | XVIII: Allen | XIX: Montana | XX: Dent | XXI: Simms | XXII: Williams | XXIII: Rice | XXIV: Montana | XXV: Anderson | XXVI: Rypien | XXVII: Aikman | XXVIII: Smith | XXIX: Young | XXX: Brown | XXXI: Howard | XXXII: Davis | XXXIII: Elway | XXXIV: Warner | XXXV: Lewis | XXXVI: Brady | XXXVII: Jackson | XXXVIII: Brady | XXXIX: Branch | XL: Ward | XLI: P. Manning | XLII: E. Manning | XLIII: Holmes | XLIV: Brees | XLV: Rodgers70 Greatest Redskins 21 Terry Allen RB 1995-98 • 41 Mike Bass CB 1969-75 • 20 Cliff Battles B 1932-37 • 33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937-52 • 31 Don Bosseler B 1957-64 • 53 Jeff Bostic C 1980-93 • 4 Mike Bragg P 1968-79 • 80 Gene Brito DE 1951-53, 1955-58 • 43 Larry Brown RB 1969-76 • 77 Bill Brundige DE 1970-77 • 65 Dave Butz DT 1975-88 • 21 Earnest Byner RB 1989-93 • 84 Gary Clark WR 1985-92 • 51 Monte Coleman LB 1979-94 • 53 Al DeMao C 1945-53 • 36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950-59 • 35 Bill Dudley RB 1950-51, 1953 • 17 Turk Edwards T 1932-40 • 44 Andy Farkas FB 1938-44 • 37 Pat Fischer CB 1968-77 • 28 Darrell Green CB 1983-2002 • 68 Russ Grimm G 1981-91 • 55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965-78 • 57 Ken Harvey LB 1994-98 • 56 Len Hauss C 1964-77 • 27 Ken Houston S 1973-80 • 70 Sam Huff LB 1964-67, 1969 • 66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981-93 • 47 Dick James RB 1955-63 • 9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964-74 • 22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952-54 • 17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971-78 • 26 Paul Krause DB 1964-67 • 79 Jim Lachey T 1988-95 • 14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952-53, 1955-59 • 72 Dexter Manley DE 1981-89 • 71 Charles Mann DE 1983-93 • 58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988-92 • 73 Mark May T 1981-89 • 79 Ron McDole DE 1971-78 • 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985-94 • 53 Harold McLinton LB 1969-78 • 40 Wayne Millner E 1936-41, 1945 • 49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962-68 • 30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990-99 • 81 Art Monk WR 1980-93 • 3 Mark Moseley K 1974-86 • 29 Mark Murphy S 1977-84 • 21 Mike Nelms KR 1980-84 • 52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979-89 • 23 Brig Owens LB 1966-77 • 65 Vince Promuto G 1960-70 • 44 John Riggins RB 1976-79, 1981-85 • 11 Mark Rypien QB 1987-93 • 83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986-93 • 76 Ed Simmons T 1987-93 • 87 Jerry Smith TE 1965-77 • 60 Dick Stanfel G 1956-58 • 74 George Starke T 1973-84 • 72 Diron Talbert DT 1971-80 • 84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947-54 • 42 Charley Taylor WR 1964-77 • 7 Joe Theismann QB 1974-85 • 67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970-77 • 85 Don Warren TE 1979-92 • 25 Joe Washington RB 1981-84 • 17 Doug Williams QB 1986-89 •
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George Allen Head Coach 1971-77 • Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936-42 • Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981-92 •Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks Banks • Baugh • Beck • Brunell • Campbell • Collins • Conklin • Dorow • Filchock • Frerotte • Friesz • Gannon • George • Gilmer • Green • Grossman • Guglielmi • Hasselbeck • Hostetler • Humphries • Jacobs • B. Johnson • R. Johnson • Jurgensen • Kilmer • Kruczek • LeBaron • Matthews • McNabb • Mont • Ninowski • Ramsey • Rubbert • Rutledge • Rypien • Scarbath • Schroeder • Shiner • Shuler • Snead • Theismann • Williams • Wuerffel • YouelCleveland Browns starting quarterbacks Anderson • Couch • Danielson • Delhomme • Detmer • Dilfer • Dorsey • Frye • Garcia • Gradkowski • Graham • Holcomb • Kosar • Lewis • Mays • McCown • McCoy • McDonald • Nelsen • Ninowski • O'Connell • Pagel • Pederson • Philcox • Phipps • Plum • Quinn • Ratterman • Ryan • Rypien • Sipe • Strock • Testaverde • Tomczak • Wallace • Wynn • ZeierCleveland / Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams starting quarterbacks Banks • Bartkowski • Beathard • Berlin • Boller • Bono • Bradford • Bratkowski • Brock • Bulger • Chandler • Covington • Everett • Feeley • Ferragamo • Fitzpatrick • Frerotte • Gabriel • Green • Haden • Hadl • Hall • Harris • Jaworski • Jones • Kemp • Martin • Miller • Munson • Namath • Null • Pastorini • Reisz • Rubley • Ryan • Rypien • Snyder • Van Brocklin • Wade • Walsh • Warner • WaterfieldSt. Louis Rams Ed Block Courage Award 1984: Youngblood | 1985: Guman | 1986: D. Smith | 1987: C. White | 1988: Newsome | 1989: Jerue | 1990: Gray | 1991: Stewart | 1992: Slater | 1993: Lang | 1994: Phifer | 1995: Wolfley | 1996: A. Wright | 1997: Rypien | 1998: M.A. Jones | 1999: Conwell | 2000: Green | 2001: Bruce | 2002: McCollum | 2003: Williams | 2004: Faulk | 2005: Little | 2006: Tinoisamoa | 2007: Looker | 2008: Pace | 2009: J. Hall | 2010: FletcherCategories:- 1962 births
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