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Tommy O'Connell

Thomas Bernard O'Connell

Position: QB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 187 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: September 26, 1930 in Chicago, IL
College: Notre Dame, Illinois   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 18th round (212th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 14 (5899th 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
1953 23 CHI 10 12 33 67 49.3 437 1 1.5 4 6.0 40 6.5 4.1 13.2 36.4 50.4 0 0 2
1956 26 CLE QB 15 7 5 3-2-0 42 96 43.8 551 4 4.2 8 8.3 46 5.7 2.8 13.1 78.7 41.6 0 0 3
1957* 27 CLE QB 15 11 9 7-1-1 63 110 57.3 1229 9 8.2 8 7.3 65 11.2 9.5 19.5 111.7 93.3 7
1960 30 BUF qb 14 14 5 1-3-1 65 145 44.8 1033 7 4.8 13 9.0 64 7.1 4.1 15.9 73.8 47.9 3
1961 31 BUF qb 14 1 1 0-1-0 1 5 20.0 11 0 0.0 1 20.0 11 2.2 -6.8 11.0 11.0 0.0 0
Career 45 20 11-7-2 204 423 48.2 3261 21 5.0 34 8.0 65 7.7 5.1 16.0 72.5 57.5 0 0 15
2 yrs BUF 15 6 1-4-1 66 150 44.0 1044 7 4.7 14 9.3 64 7.0 3.7 15.8 69.6 44.4 3
2 yrs CLE 18 14 10-3-1 105 206 51.0 1780 13 6.3 16 7.8 65 8.6 6.4 17.0 98.9 69.2 0 0 10
1 yr CHI 12 0 33 67 49.3 437 1 1.5 4 6.0 40 6.5 4.1 13.2 36.4 50.4 0 0 2

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+
1953 23 CHI 10 12 67 97 96 102 72 110 93
1956 26 CLE QB 15 7 5 3-2-0 96 81 79 82 93 86 79
1957* 27 CLE QB 15 11 9 7-1-1 110 168 158 120 137 93 142
1960 30 BUF qb 14 14 5 1-3-1 145 107 91 88 99 71 84
Career 45 20 11-7-2 423

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
1953 23 CHI 10 12 7 16 0 17 2.3 1.3 0.6 16 0 3
1956 26 CLE QB 15 7 5 24 40 2 11 1.7 5.7 3.4 40 2 1
1957* 27 CLE QB 15 11 9 14 -5 1 7 -0.4 -0.5 1.3 -5 1 0
1960 30 BUF qb 14 14 5 16 21 1 12 1.3 1.5 1.1 21 1 2
Career 45 20 61 72 4 17 1.2 1.6 1.4 72 4 6
2 yrs BUF 15 6 16 21 1 12 1.3 1.4 1.1 21 1 2
2 yrs CLE 18 14 38 35 3 11 0.9 1.9 2.1 35 3 1
1 yr CHI 12 0 7 16 0 17 2.3 1.3 0.6 16 0 3

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
1960 30 BUF qb 14 14 5 1 1 0.0%
Career 45 20 1 1 0.0%

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1956 26 CLE QB 15 7 5 2 2 12
1957* 27 CLE QB 15 11 9 1 1 6
1960 30 BUF qb 14 14 5 1 1 1 8
Career 45 20 4 4 1 26
2 yrs BUF 15 6 1 1 1 8
2 yrs CLE 18 14 3 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1957

Passes Completed
1960 AFL 65 (10)

Pass Attempts
1960 AFL 145 (10)

Passing Yds
1957 NFL 1229 (10)
1960 AFL 1033 (9)

Passing TD
1957 NFL 9 (9)
1960 AFL 7 (9)

Long Pass
1960 AFL 64 (9)

Passes Intercepted
1960 AFL 13 (7)

Passing Yds/Game
1957 NFL 111.7 (9)
1960 AFL 73.8 (9)

Pass Attempts/Game
1956 NFL 13.7 (9)
1960 AFL 10.4 (10)

Passes Completed/Game
1956 NFL 6.0 (10)
1960 AFL 4.6 (10)

2-pt. Conv. Made
Career 1 (178)