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Tom Withers | AP

Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to lead the Browns to an NFL title, dies at 87

Frank Ryan, the quarterback who led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964, died Jan. 1, 2024. He was 87. (AP)

CLEVELAND — Frank Ryan, the quarterback who led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964, has died. He was 87.

The team said Ryan died Monday at a nursing home in Connecticut. There was no immediate cause of death given, but Ryan’s son, Frank Ryan Jr., told Cleveland.com that his father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

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