Frank Ryan, Last Browns QB to Win NFL Title, Dies at 87

Ryan, Who Also Worked for U.S. House of Representatives, Donated Brain for CTE Study

Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to lead the Cleveland Browns to an NFL championship in 1964, has died at the age of 87.
Ryan, who had been battling Alzheimer's disease, died in a nursing home in Connecticut.
During his seven seasons with the Browns, Ryan compiled a 52-22-2 record as a starter and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
Ryan earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at Rice University and worked for the U.S. House of Representatives, where he helped develop the body's first electronic voting system.
Ryan's brain was donated to Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center for study.