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Frankie Albert
Acting
27 Jan 1920
† 04 Sept 2002
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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...
Also Known As
Frank Cullen Albert, Frank C. Albert, Frankie C. Albert, Frankie Albert


