Frank Cullen Albert pioneered modern quarterback play as the first college T-formation signal-caller and a founding member of the San Francisco 49ers, earning recognition as the greatest left-handed quarterback ever to play the game. Born January 27, 1920 in Chicago, Albert moved as a youth to California where he attended Glendale High School before enrolling at Stanford University. At Stanford, Albert studied under the T-formation innovator Clark Shaughnessy, becoming the first college quarter...