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Charlie Conerly

Charles Albert Conerly Jr.

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 19, 1921 in Clarksdale, MS
College: Mississippi

Career AV: 76 (445th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 13th round (127th overall) of the 1945 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 162 299 54.2 2175 22 7.4 13 4.3 65 7.3 6.8 13.4 181.3 84.0
1949 28 NYG QB 12 11 152 305 49.8 2138 17 5.6 20 6.6 85 7.0 5.2 14.1 178.2 64.1
1950* 29 NYG QB 42 11 8 6-2-0 56 132 42.4 1000 8 6.1 7 5.3 43 7.6 6.4 17.9 90.9 67.1 13
1951 30 NYG QB 42 12 11 9-2-0 93 189 49.2 1277 10 5.3 22 11.6 69 6.8 2.6 13.7 106.4 49.3 6
1952 31 NYG QB 42 11 11 7-4-0 82 169 48.5 1090 13 7.7 10 5.9 70 6.4 5.3 13.3 99.1 70.4 8
1953 32 NYG QB 42 12 11 3-8-0 143 303 47.2 1711 13 4.3 25 8.3 60 5.6 2.8 12.0 142.6 44.9 6
1954 33 NYG QB 42 10 10 6-4-0 103 210 49.0 1439 17 8.1 11 5.2 68 6.9 6.1 14.0 143.9 76.7 8
1955 34 NYG QB 42 12 5 1-3-0 98 202 48.5 1310 13 6.4 13 6.4 71 6.5 4.9 13.4 109.2 64.2 7
1956* 35 NYG QB 42 12 0 90 174 51.7 1143 10 5.7 7 4.0 48 6.6 5.9 12.7 95.3 75.0 12
1957 36 NYG QB 42 12 8 6-2-0 128 232 55.2 1712 11 4.7 11 4.7 70 7.4 6.2 13.4 142.7 74.9 8
1958 37 NYG QB 42 10 6 4-2-0 88 184 47.8 1199 10 5.4 9 4.9 44 6.5 5.4 13.6 119.9 66.8 7
1959 38 NYG QB 42 10 10 8-1-0 113 194 58.2 1706 14 7.2 4 2.1 77 8.8 9.3 15.1 170.6 102.7 12
1960 39 NYG QB 42 12 8 6-1-1 66 134 49.3 954 8 6.0 7 5.2 70 7.1 6.0 14.5 79.5 70.9 8
1961 40 NYG qb 42 13 4 2-2-0 44 106 41.5 634 7 6.6 8 7.5 37 6.0 3.9 14.4 48.8 52.2 3
Career 161 107 58-31-1 1418 2833 50.1 19488 173 6.1 167 5.9 85 6.9 5.4 13.7 121.0 68.2 98

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1950 (0-1), 1959 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 299 106 118 116 112 122 121
1949 28 NYG QB 12 11 305 105 106 107 101 108 107
1950* 29 NYG QB 42 11 8 6-2-0 132 112 118 88 108 119 112
1951 30 NYG QB 42 12 11 9-2-0 189 100 82 108 101 66 93
1952 31 NYG QB 42 11 11 7-4-0 169 97 108 104 128 111 115
1953 32 NYG QB 42 12 11 3-8-0 303 86 83 97 95 88 87
1954 33 NYG QB 42 10 10 6-4-0 210 101 112 100 131 115 117
1955 34 NYG QB 42 12 5 1-3-0 202 94 100 96 115 104 105
1956* 35 NYG QB 42 12 0 174 94 111 106 110 128 117
1957 36 NYG QB 42 12 8 6-2-0 232 103 113 114 96 120 116
1958 37 NYG QB 42 10 6 4-2-0 184 86 99 93 103 112 102
1959 38 NYG QB 42 10 10 8-1-0 194 124 131 126 116 127 135
1960 39 NYG QB 42 12 8 6-1-1 134 97 103 94 105 107 104
1961 40 NYG qb 42 13 4 2-2-0 106 75 83 61 109 90 83
Career 161 107 58-31-1 2833 99 0 105 0 103 108 109 0 109

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 40 160 5 40 4.0 13.3 3.3 160 5 5
1949 28 NYG QB 12 11 23 42 0 7 1.8 3.5 1.9 42 0 4
1950* 29 NYG QB 42 11 8 23 22 1 14 1.0 2.0 2.1 22 1 2
1951 30 NYG QB 42 12 11 17 65 1 18 3.8 5.4 1.4 65 1 4
1952 31 NYG QB 42 11 11 27 115 0 33 4.3 10.5 2.5 115 0 1
1953 32 NYG QB 42 12 11 24 91 0 24 3.8 7.6 2.0 91 0 5
1954 33 NYG QB 42 10 10 24 107 1 24 4.5 10.7 2.4 107 1 3
1955 34 NYG QB 42 12 5 12 10 0 12 0.8 0.8 1.0 10 0 4
1956* 35 NYG QB 42 12 0 11 11 0 8 1.0 0.9 0.9 11 0 0
1957 36 NYG QB 42 12 8 15 24 1 13 1.6 2.0 1.3 24 1 11
1958 37 NYG QB 42 10 6 12 -17 0 11 -1.4 -1.7 1.2 -17 0 3
1959 38 NYG QB 42 10 10 15 38 1 10 2.5 3.8 1.5 38 1 2
1960 39 NYG QB 42 12 8 14 1 0 17 0.1 0.1 1.2 1 0 6
1961 40 NYG qb 42 13 4 13 16 0 9 1.2 1.2 1.0 16 0 4
Career 161 107 270 685 10 40 2.5 4.3 1.7 685 10 54

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 17 678 53 0 39.9
1949 28 NYG QB 12 11 2 70 36 0 35.0
1950* 29 NYG QB 42 11 8 20 760 54 0 38.0
1951 30 NYG QB 42 12 11 72 2856 55 0 39.7
1952 31 NYG QB 42 11 11 2 2 100.0%
1954 33 NYG QB 42 10 10 1 1 100.0%
1955 34 NYG QB 42 12 5 1 1 100.0%
1956* 35 NYG QB 42 12 0 1 33 33 0 33.0
1960 39 NYG QB 42 12 8 18 665 59 0 36.9
Career 161 107 4 4 100.0% 130 5062 59 0 38.9

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 5 5 -20 0
1949 28 NYG QB 12 11 4 2 0 0
1950* 29 NYG QB 42 11 8 2 1 0 0
1951 30 NYG QB 42 12 11 4 2 -6 0
1952 31 NYG QB 42 11 11 1 0 0 0
1953 32 NYG QB 42 12 11 5 2 0 0
1954 33 NYG QB 42 10 10 3 0 0 0
1955 34 NYG QB 42 12 5 4 3 0 0
1957 36 NYG QB 42 12 8 11 5 0 0
1958 37 NYG QB 42 10 6 3 2 0 0
1959 38 NYG QB 42 10 10 2 0 0 0
1960 39 NYG QB 42 12 8 6 2 0 0
1961 40 NYG qb 42 13 4 4 2 0 0
Career 161 107 54 26 -26 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 4 72 0 23 18.0 232
Career 161 107 4 72 0 23 18.0 757

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 27 NYG QB 12 4 5 5 30
1950* 29 NYG QB 42 11 8 1 1 6
1951 30 NYG QB 42 12 11 1 1 6
1952 31 NYG QB 42 11 11 2 2
1954 33 NYG QB 42 10 10 1 1 1 7
1955 34 NYG QB 42 12 5 1 1
1957 36 NYG QB 42 12 8 1 1 6
1959 38 NYG QB 42 10 10 1 1 6
Career 161 107 10 10 4 64

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Matt Ryan, Timm Rosenbach, Tony Romo, Chad Pennington, Trent Green, Joe Flacco, Steve Pelluer, Shaun King, Alex Smith, Scott Brunner
4 Chad Pennington, Matt Hasselbeck, Jeff Blake, Bobby Douglass, Shaun King, Brad Johnson, Roger Staubach*, Steve DeBerg, Stan Humphries, John Friesz
5 Joe Kapp, Bobby Douglass, Chad Pennington, Jason Campbell, Stan Humphries, Jim Harbaugh, Dave M. Brown, Bart Starr*, Dave Krieg, Gary Danielson
6 Phil Simms, Joe Theismann, Charlie Batch, David Garrard, Mike Pagel, Bobby Douglass, Jim Hart, John Brodie, Rick Mirer, Steve Bartkowski
7 Charley Johnson, Joe Theismann, Don Meredith, Gus Frerotte, Phil Simms, Bill Kenney, Elvis Grbac, David Carr, Trent Dilfer, Jim McMahon
8 Charley Johnson, Bill Kenney, Gus Frerotte, Jim McMahon, Trent Dilfer, Elvis Grbac, Jim Harbaugh, David Carr, Tony Banks, Chris Miller
9 Ed Brown, Eddie LeBaron, Jim Harbaugh, Bill Kenney, Phil Simms, Chris Miller, Stan Humphries, Jim Hart, Jim Plunkett, Jim McMahon
10 Ed Brown, Eddie LeBaron, Milt Plum, Jim Plunkett, Billy Wade, Jim Harbaugh, Neil O'Donnell, Jim McMahon, Richard Todd, Dan Pastorini
11 Ed Brown, Billy Wade, Jim Harbaugh, John Brodie, Neil O'Donnell, Eddie LeBaron, Steve DeBerg, Milt Plum, Jim McMahon, Norm Snead
12 Jim Harbaugh, Norm Snead, Billy Wade, Kerry Collins, Joe Ferguson, Eddie LeBaron, Phil Simms, Steve Bartkowski, Jake Plummer, Ed Brown
13 Norm Snead, Jim Harbaugh, Steve DeBerg, Joe Ferguson, Billy Wade, Chris Chandler, Charley Johnson, Kerry Collins, Brad Johnson, Dave Krieg
14 Charley Johnson, Norm Snead, Jim Harbaugh, Steve DeBerg, Joe Ferguson, Kerry Collins, John Brodie, Chris Chandler, Billy Wade, Tobin Rote
Career Charley Johnson, Jim Harbaugh, Norm Snead, Joe Ferguson, Steve DeBerg, Billy Wade, Kerry Collins, Craig Morton, Jim Plunkett, Tobin Rote

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1959 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP

Pro Bowls

1950
1956

Passes Completed

1948 NFL 162 (2)
1949 NFL 152 (4)
1951 NFL 93 (7)
1952 NFL 82 (10)
1953 NFL 143 (6)
1955 NFL 98 (8)
1956 NFL 90 (8)
1957 NFL 128 (5)
1959 NFL 113 (7)
Career 1418 (103)

Pass Attempts

1948 NFL 299 (2)
1949 NFL 305 (2)
1951 NFL 189 (9)
1953 NFL 303 (3)
1955 NFL 202 (9)
1956 NFL 174 (7)
1957 NFL 232 (5)
1959 NFL 194 (8)
Career 2833 (90)

Passing Yds

1948 NFL 2175 (2)
1949 NFL 2138 (3)
1951 NFL 1277 (10)
1952 NFL 1090 (10)
1953 NFL 1711 (7)
1955 NFL 1310 (10)
1956 NFL 1143 (9)
1957 NFL 1712 (5)
1959 NFL 1706 (7)
Career 19488 (91)

Passing TD

1948 NFL 22 (2)
1949 NFL 17 (3)
1950 NFL 8 (10)
1951 NFL 10 (9)
1952 NFL 13 (6)
1953 NFL 13 (6)
1954 NFL 17 (2)
1955 NFL 13 (4)
1956 NFL 10 (4)
1957 NFL 11 (4)
1958 NFL 10 (10)
1959 NFL 14 (4)
1960 NFL 8 (10)
Career 173 (49)

Passer Rating

1948 NFL 84.0 (2)
1949 NFL 64.1 (4)
1951 NFL 49.3 (9)
1952 NFL 70.4 (2)
1953 NFL 44.9 (9)
1954 NFL 76.7 (4)
1955 NFL 64.2 (3)
1956 NFL 75.0 (2)
1957 NFL 74.9 (3)
1958 NFL 66.8 (7)
1959 NFL 102.7 (1)
Career 68.2 (160)

Long Pass

1949 NFL 85 (1)
1952 NFL 70 (9)
1955 NFL 71 (8)
1957 NFL 70 (8)
1959 NFL 77 (5)
1960 NFL 70 (8)

Passes Intercepted

1948 NFL 13 (7)
1949 NFL 20 (3)
1951 NFL 22 (3)
1953 NFL 25 (1/39)
1955 NFL 13 (10)
1957 NFL 11 (9)
Career 167 (42)

Passing Yds/Game

1948 NFL 181.3 (2)
1949 NFL 178.2 (3)
1952 NFL 99.1 (10)
1953 NFL 142.6 (7)
1954 NFL 143.9 (10)
1955 NFL 109.2 (10)
1956 NFL 95.3 (9)
1957 NFL 142.7 (5)
1958 NFL 119.9 (9)
1959 NFL 170.6 (3)
Career 121.0 (170)

Yds/Pass Att

1948 NFL 7.3 (4)
1949 NFL 7.0 (5)
1951 NFL 6.8 (7)
1952 NFL 6.4 (8)
1953 NFL 5.6 (9)
1954 NFL 6.9 (8)
1955 NFL 6.5 (9)
1956 NFL 6.6 (7)
1957 NFL 7.4 (5)
1958 NFL 6.5 (8)
1959 NFL 8.8 (1)
Career 6.9 (100)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1948 NFL 13.4 (4)
1949 NFL 14.1 (4)
1951 NFL 13.7 (9)
1952 NFL 13.3 (8)
1953 NFL 12.0 (10)
1954 NFL 14.0 (6)
1955 NFL 13.4 (7)
1956 NFL 12.7 (8)
1957 NFL 13.4 (7)
1958 NFL 13.6 (8)
1959 NFL 15.1 (1)
Career 13.7 (37)

Pass Attempts/Game

1948 NFL 24.9 (2)
1949 NFL 25.4 (2)
1952 NFL 15.4 (10)
1953 NFL 25.3 (3)
1954 NFL 21.0 (8)
1955 NFL 16.8 (10)
1956 NFL 14.5 (7)
1957 NFL 19.3 (5)
1958 NFL 18.4 (7)
1959 NFL 19.4 (7)
Career 17.6 (178)

Passes Completed/Game

1948 NFL 13.5 (2)
1949 NFL 12.7 (4)
1951 NFL 7.8 (9)
1952 NFL 7.5 (10)
1953 NFL 11.9 (6)
1954 NFL 10.3 (9)
1955 NFL 8.2 (9)
1956 NFL 7.5 (8)
1957 NFL 10.7 (5)
1958 NFL 8.8 (8)
1959 NFL 11.3 (6)
Career 8.8 (187)

Pass Completion %

1948 NFL 54.2% (3)
1949 NFL 49.8% (6)
1951 NFL 49.2% (5)
1952 NFL 48.5% (6)
1953 NFL 47.2% (5)
1954 NFL 49.0% (8)
1955 NFL 48.5% (7)
1956 NFL 51.7% (5)
1957 NFL 55.2% (3)
1958 NFL 47.8% (9)
1959 NFL 58.2% (3)
Career 50.1% (193)

Pass Intercept. %

1948 NFL 4.3% (2)
1949 NFL 6.6% (4)
1952 NFL 5.9% (4)
1953 NFL 8.3% (10)
1954 NFL 5.2% (4)
1955 NFL 6.4% (6)
1956 NFL 4.0% (1)
1957 NFL 4.7% (2)
1958 NFL 4.9% (4)
1959 NFL 2.1% (1)
Career 5.9% (187)

Passing TD %

1948 NFL 7.4% (3/63)
1949 NFL 5.6% (5)
1951 NFL 5.3% (7)
1952 NFL 7.7% (1)
1953 NFL 4.3% (6)
1954 NFL 8.1% (2/31)
1955 NFL 6.4% (2)
1956 NFL 5.7% (3)
1957 NFL 4.7% (5)
1958 NFL 5.4% (5)
1959 NFL 7.2% (2)
Career 6.1% (11)

Rushing TD

1948 NFL 5 (6)

Punts

1951 NFL 72 (4)

Punting Yds

1951 NFL 2856 (3)

Yds/Punt

1948 NFL 39.9 (8)
1951 NFL 39.7 (10)

Fumbles

1957 NFL 11 (2)
1960 NFL 6 (10)
Career 54 (100)

Fumbles Recovered

1948 NFL 5 (1)
1955 NFL 3 (10)
1957 NFL 5 (3)
Career 26 (33)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1956Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1957Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1959Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL