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Davey O'Brien

Robert David O'Brien

Position: QB-TB
Height: 5-7    Weight: 151 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: June 22, 1917 in Dallas, TX
Died: November 18, 1977 in Fort Worth, TX
College: TCU   (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1939 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Passing

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% 4QC GWD AV
1939* 22 PHI QB 11 8 99 201 49.3 1324 6 3.0 17 8.5 85 6.6 3.4 13.4 120.4 45.3 0 0 0
1940 23 PHI QB 11 11 124 277 44.8 1290 5 1.8 17 6.1 47 4.7 2.3 10.4 117.3 39.2 0 0 0
Career 22 19 223 478 46.7 2614 11 2.3 34 7.1 85 5.5 2.7 11.7 118.8 41.8 0 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1939* 22 PHI QB 11 8 201 107 108 115 86 116 106
1940 23 PHI QB 11 11 277 75 95 102 77 131 100
Career 22 19 478 88 0 100 0 107 81 125 0 103

Rushing & Receiving

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
1939* 22 PHI QB 11 8 108 -14 1 0 -0.1 -1.3 9.8 -14 1 0
1940 23 PHI QB 11 11 100 -180 1 0 -1.8 -16.4 9.1 -180 1 0
Career 22 19 208 -194 2 0 -0.9 -8.8 9.5 -194 2 0

Defense & Fumbles

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
1940 23 PHI QB 11 11 4 92 0 0 0
Career 22 19 4 92 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

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
1939* 22 PHI QB 11 8 3 120 64 0 40.0
1940 23 PHI QB 11 11 6 246 56 0 41.0
Career 22 19 9 366 64 0 40.7

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1939* 22 PHI QB 11 8 1 1 6
1940 23 PHI QB 11 11 1 1 6
Career 22 19 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1939

Passes Completed
1939 NFL 99 (2)
1940 NFL 124 (1)

Pass Attempts
1939 NFL 201 (2)
1940 NFL 277 (1)

Passing Yds
1939 NFL 1324 (1)
1940 NFL 1290 (2)

Passing TD
1939 NFL 6 (5)
1940 NFL 5 (7)

Passer Rating
1939 NFL 45.3 (2)
1940 NFL 39.2 (2)

Long Pass
1939 NFL 85 (3)
1940 NFL 47 (6)

Passes Intercepted
1939 NFL 17 (1)
1940 NFL 17 (2)

Passing Yds/Game
1939 NFL 120.4 (1)
1940 NFL 117.3 (2)

Yds/Pass Att
1939 NFL 6.6 (1)
1940 NFL 4.7 (3)

Yds/Pass Cmp
1939 NFL 13.4 (2)
1940 NFL 10.4 (3)

Pass Attempts/Game
1939 NFL 18.3 (2)
1940 NFL 25.2 (1)

Passes Completed/Game
1939 NFL 9.0 (2)
1940 NFL 11.3 (1)

Pass Completion %
1939 NFL 49.3% (2)
1940 NFL 44.8% (2)

Pass Intercept. %
1939 NFL 8.5% (3)
1940 NFL 6.1% (2)

Passing TD %
1939 NFL 3.0% (2)
1940 NFL 1.8% (3)

Rushing Att
1939 NFL 108 (10)
1940 NFL 100 (5)

Touches
1940 NFL 100 (6)

Interceptions
1940 NFL 4 (7)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1940 NFL 92 (3)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19392nd TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19392nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19391st TeamAll-NFLNFL
19392nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19392nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19402nd TeamAll-NFLNFL