Jim Ninowski

Jim Ninowski (March 26, 1936 – July 23, 2024) was an NFL quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Michigan State, where he was the starting quarterback in 1957 on a squad that finished third in the Associated Press poll. Selected in the fourth round of the 1958 NFL Draft by Cleveland, Ninowski also earned North team MVP honors at the North-South Shrine Game, passing for 295 yards and a touchdown in a 23–20 North victory.