Former College Football standout at San Diego State University where he played Defensive End. Was a first round Draft Pick of the New York Giants in 1969 where he played for 3 seasons before finishing his 13 year career with the Los Angeles Rams.
Lawndale High School, Lawndale in Los Angeles County, El Camino Junior College, San Diego State University (SDSU)
Nationality
American
Spouse
Tracy Vaccaro (m. 1983–1988)
Children
Caitlin Nell Dryer
Parents
Genevieve Nell Clark, Charles F. Dryer
Awards
NCAA College-Division National Champion (1967, 1968), El Camino C.C. Hall Of Fame (1988), San Diego State Aztec Hall of Fame (1988), San Diego Sports Hall of Fame (1998), NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award (2003)
Nominations
NFL Draft: 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13, Pro Bowl (1975), First-team All-Pro (1974), Second-team All-Pro (1975), NFL All-Rookie team (1969), First-team Little All-America (1968), First-team JuCo All-American (1966)
Movies
Snake and Mongoose (2013)
TV Shows
Cheers, CHiPs: Force Seven (1982), Hunter, Death Before Dishonor, Land's End (1995–1996), Crisis (2014-), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Towering height
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Tattoo on right shoulder
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Quote
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"I hate these people (the Rams and their owner, Georgia Frontiere) for what they did, taking the Rams logo with them when they moved to St. Louis. That logo belonged to Southern California." - on the Rams' move to St. Louis. Months later, the Raiders moved back to Oakland.
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Fact
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Currently hosts a sports talk call in show on I-Heart Radio.
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Has established his own production company, Fred Dryer Productions. (wwww.fdprods.com)
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One of his college football teammates at San Diego State was Carl Weathers.
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Due to the fact that the enormous Dryer is a foot taller than his "Hunter" co-star Stepfanie Kramer, she had to stand on an egg crate while they were in the same shot so that both of them could be seen.
Nearly won the role of Sam Malone on Cheers (1982), but lost it to Ted Danson when the writers decided they'd rather have the owner of the bar be a baseball player instead of a football player.
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Holds the NFL record for most safeties in a single game: 2.
$12 Million
