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Fred Dryer Biography

Birth Name:John Frederick Dryer

Birth Place:Hawthorne, California, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Is the first person to score two safeties in the same NFL game
  • Attended San Diego State University
  • Best known for his role in the series "Hunter․"
  • Once lived in a Volkswagen van
  • Was drafted into the NFL in the first round by the New York Giants
  • Was in contention for the lead role in the series "Cheers․"
  • Despite being credited with 104 career sacks in the NFL, sacks were not counted in official statistics until 1982, so his numbers are not in NFL record books
  • Was a college teammate of actor Carl Weathers