Randy Dean
Personal information
Full name Randolph Hume Dean
Born (1955-06-10) June 10, 1955 (age 68)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality  United States
National team
Years Team
1976
  United States

Basketball career
Career information
High schoolWhitefish Bay (WI)
CollegeNorthwestern (1973–1974)
Coaching career2005–2008
Career history
As coach:
2005–2006University School of Milwaukee
American football career
No. 15
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Whitefish Bay (WI)
College:Northwestern
NFL draft:1977 / Round: 5 / Pick: 117
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:1-5
Passing yards:279
Passer rating:31.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Randolph "Randy" Hume Dean (born June 10, 1955) is a former American football quarterback who played for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1977–1979. He played college football at Northwestern. He is also a former handball player for the American team who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Family

He has an identical twin brother named Robert Dean.

Basketball

He played basketball at the Whitefish Bay High School.[1] At the season 1973-74 he played three games for the Northwestern University.[2]

Football

In 1972, he was named 1st Team All-Star for the Whitefish Bay High School. He played from the season 1974 until 1976 for the Northwestern University. He was punter for all three seasons and starting quarterback for his junior and senior season.[1]

Professional career

New York Giants

In 1977 he was drafted by the New York Giants in round five as 117th overall draft.[3]

In his short stint as a Quarterback for the New York Giants he completed a 1-yard touchdown pass in 1978.[4]

Green Bay Packers

On August 4, 1980, the New York Giants traded him to the Green Bay Packers for a future draft pick.[5] Three weeks later, on August 26, 1980, the Packers cut him[6]

Handball

In 1975 he won the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.[7]

In 1976 he placed third at the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.[8]

In 1976, he and his brother were part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 24 goals.[1]

After retirement

Between 1997 and 2002, he was Director of Development at the University School of Milwaukee. From 2002 to 2007, he was the Athletic Director. Between 2005 and 2008, he coached the boys basketball team.

In 2008, he became the Executive Director of the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Whitefish Bay High School Athletic Hall of Fame" (PDF). Whitefish Bay High School. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. ^ "1973-74 Northwestern Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  3. ^ Shuck, Barry (2018-11-17). "Where are your former Giants now? QB Randy Dean". Big Blue View. Archived from the original on 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  4. ^ "Randy Dean: Game Logs at NFL.com". NFL. Archived from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  5. ^ Transactions Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Boca Raton News, Retrieved October 5, 2014
  6. ^ New Quarterback Dean cut by Packers Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine The Milwaukee Journal, Retrieved October 5, 2014
  7. ^ Fleming, Bill (1975-09-04). "Handsball Team defends crown". Willamette Collegian. Vol. 87, no. 1. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  8. ^ "Dean twins win berths in Olympics". Chicago Tribune. 14 May 1976. p. 51. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

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