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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | October 2, 1962||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Shadle Park (Spokane, Washington) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Washington State (1981–1985) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 6 / pick: 146 | ||||||||||||||
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Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962) is a Canadian-American former professional football quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL draft. He was the first Canadian-born quarterback to both start in the NFL and be named Super Bowl MVP, doing so in Super Bowl XXVI with the Redskins. He also played for several other NFL teams. His nephew Brett plays in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings.