Randy Dean


Randolph "Randy" Hume Dean is a former American football quarterback who played for three seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1977-1979. He played college football at Northwestern. He is also a former handball player for the American team who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Family

He has an identical twin brother named Robert Dean. They played all three sports at all levels together except that Robert didn't played football at a professional level.

Basketball

He played basketball at the Whitefish Bay High School. At the season 1973-74 he played three games for the Northwestern University.

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.

Professional career

New York Giants

he was drafted by the New York Giants in round five as 117th overall draft.
In his short stint as a Quarterback for the New York Giants he completed a 1-yard touchdown pass in 1979.

Green Bay Packers

On August 4, 1980, the New York Giants traded him to the Green Bay Packers for a future draft pick. Three weeks later, on August 26, 1980, the Packers cut him

Handball

In 1975 he won the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.
In 1976 he became third at the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.
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.

After retirement

Between 1997 and 2002 he was director of development at the University School of Milwaukee. In 2002 he became Athletic Director until 2007. During 2005 until 2008 he coached the boys basketball team.
2008 he became the Executive Director of the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.