Mark Rypien

Mark Robert Rypien is a Canadian-American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was drafted 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 Chicago Bears.

2 October 1962

Born on the same birth day (2 October): Anna Ford • Budhi Kunderan • Christopher Larkin (actor) • Dave Somerville • Elizabeth McLaughlin • Henri Szeps • Leopold Figl • Maribel Verdú • Persis Khambatta • Ruth Cheney Streeter • Thomas Hollway • Tom Moody • Trevor Brooking • William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford • William Ramsay

Born in the same month (October 1962): Attaphol Buspakom • Bendik Hofseth • Bruno Thiry • Carlos Bernard • Caron Keating • David Campese • Deborah Foreman • Gibby Mbasela • Glenn Braggs • Ian Dalziel (footballer) • Jerry Rice • Jorge Burruchaga • Simon Scarrow • Tommy Lee