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Randy Dean
American handball and football player (born 1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Randolph "Randy" Hume Dean (born June 10, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for three seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1979. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. He is also a former handball player for the American team who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Family
He has an identical twin brother named Robert Dean.
Basketball
He played basketball at Whitefish Bay High School.[1] During the 1973-74 season he played three games for Northwestern University.[2]
Football
In 1972, he was named 1st Team All-Star for the Whitefish Bay High School. He played from the season 1974 until 1976 for the Northwestern University. He was punter for all three seasons and starting quarterback for his junior and senior season.[1]
Professional career
New York Giants
In 1977 he was selected by the New York Giants in round five as 117th overall draft.[3]
In his short stint as a Quarterback for the New York Giants he completed a 1-yard touchdown pass in 1978.[4]
Green Bay Packers
On August 4, 1980, the New York Giants traded him to the Green Bay Packers for a future draft pick.[5] Three weeks later, on August 26, 1980, the Packers cut him[6]
Handball
In 1975 he won the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.[7]
In 1976 he placed third at the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.[8]
In 1976, he and his brother were part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 24 goals.[1]
After retirement
Between 1997 and 2002, he was Director of Development at the University School of Milwaukee. From 2002 to 2007, he was the Athletic Director. Between 2005 and 2008, he coached the boys basketball team.
In 2008, he became the Executive Director of the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.
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