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Davey O'Brien

Robert David O'Brien

Position: QB-TB
Height: 5-7    Weight: 151 lbs.
Born: June 22, 1917 in Dallas, TX
College: TCU

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1939 NFL Draft.

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
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
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
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

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+
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

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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
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

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

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
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

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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
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

Glossary

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)

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)

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)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1939Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1940NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL