State Your Case: Fred Dryer was more than a Hollywood actor. He was a quarterback destroyer. Fred Dryer had over 100 sacks before the stat was official. That's a Hall of Fame career even if no one has noticed yet. Author: Fred Dryer photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Rams. Fred Dryer had over 100 sacks before the stat was official. That's a Hall of Fame career even if no one has noticed yet. If Fred Dryer were playing today he would be an ESPN fixture, a social media darling and a human highlight reel on most NFL Sundays. At 6-6, he was a towering, blonde-haired, Hollywood handsome quarterback destroyer who also knew how to talk and loved to do it. But Dryer played primarily in the 1970s, when those things counted for a lot less than they do today, and so is remembered more for his post-playing career as an actor.