Frank Tripucka was born on 8 December 1927 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Randy Jewkes. He died on 12 September 2013 in Woodland Park, New Jersey, USA.
Starting quarterback of Notre Dame's unbeaten 1948 national championship team, and first-ever quarterback of the Denver Broncos. The Broncos retired his jersey number (18), but he gave Peyton Manning permission to wear it when he joined Denver in 2012.