Frankie Albert

Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert (January 27, 1920 – September 5, 2002) was an American football player. He played as a quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League. Albert attended Stanford University, where he led the 1940 football team to an undefeated season and the Rose Bowl.

Biography
Albert was born in Chicago and attended Glendale High School in Glendale, California. He went to college at Stanford University where he was coached by T formation innovator Clark Shaughnessy. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The Chicago Bears selected Albert with the 10th overall pick in the 1942 NFL Draft. After quarterbacking the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League in 1945, he played seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. Albert, a left-handed scrambler, was credited for inventing the bootleg play and he was named AAFC co-Most Valuable Player with Otto Graham in 1948. He played his last two seasons competing with Y. A. Tittle. Albert played one final season with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders. After his retirement, he became the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. He coached the 49ers for 3 seasons with a 19-16-1 record. He died on September 5, 2002, from Alzheimer's disease. Many who saw him in action credit him as being the greatest left-handed quarterback to ever play the game.