Fred Dryer

John Frederick "Fred" Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, radio host, and former American football defensive end in the NFL.

• I'm convinced from my own investigation that meat is an inefficient means of getting protein. Besides, why kill a cow when so much is given to us naturally? … They're killers, those fast-food places where you can poison the whole family for less than five dollars.
  • "They Hunger for Success", interview with Sports Illustrated (February 28, 1977).

• I have been a vegetarian for a few years. Fred Dryer of the Rams has been one for 10 years. It shows you don't need meat to play football.
  • Joe Namath, quoted in "9 superstar athletes who don't eat meat", MNN.com (March 5, 2013).