![]() ![]() All three of his varsity numbers (football, basketball, and baseball) were later retired by the school. As a senior in 1981, in one of the most controversial high school games in Washington state history, he led the Highlanders to the state title in basketball. He was a star three-sport athlete at Shadle Park High School. His nephew Brett has also played in the NFL.īorn in Calgary, Alberta, Rypien moved to the United States in 1965 and was raised in Spokane, Washington. He also played for several other NFL teams. 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 played college football at Washington State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. ![]() Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962) is a Canadian-born former American football quarterback who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). * Offseason and/or practice squad member only ![]()
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