Tommy O'Connell
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| Tommy O'Connell | |
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| Date of birth: | September 26, 1930 |
| Place of birth: |  Chicago, IL |
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| Position(s): | Quarterback |
| College: | Illinois |
| NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 18 / Pick: 212 |
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| 1953 1956-1957 1960-1961 |
NFL Chicago Bears NFL Cleveland Browns AFL Buffalo Bills |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Tommy O'Connell (born September 26, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) was a professional American football quarterback who played in five National Football League and two American Football League seasons from 1953-1957 and 1960-1961 for 3 different teams. He started for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game, 1957 while coming off a severely sprained ankle and a hairline fracture of the fibula.[1] He retired from football after the 1957 season to go into coaching, but was lured back to the playing field when the American Football League started play in 1960. He is the father of former professional ice hockey player and general manager Mike O'Connell.
[edit] References
- ^ Chuck Heaton, Lions Crush Browns, 59-14, Cleveland Plain Dealer December 29, 1957, Plain Dealer Browns' History Database Accessed 11/29/2007, http://www.cleveland.com/brownshistory/plaindealer/index.ssf?/browns/more/history/19571229BROWNS.html
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| Preceded by George Ratterman |
Cleveland Browns Starting Quarterbacks 1956-1957 |
Succeeded by Milt Plum |
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