Tommy O'Connell
[edit] Biography
Tommy O'Connell (Thomas Bernard O'Connell) was born on September 26, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. After going to high school at South Shore (Chicago, IL), O'Connell attended the University of Illinois. O'Connell made his professional debut in the NFL in 1953 with the Chicago Bears. He played in the NFL for 3 years, playing for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears over the course of his 3 year NFL career.O'Connell also played in the AFL for 2 years, playing for the Buffalo Bills the entire time.
Most people believe that 1957 was Tommy O'Connell's best year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1953
| CHI
| NFL
| 12
| 67
| 33
| 49.3
| 437
| 6.52
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 50.4
|
| 1956
| CLE
| NFL
| 7
| 96
| 42
| 43.8
| 551
| 5.74
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 41
| 41.6
|
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 11
| 110
| 63
| 57.3
| 1229
| 11.17
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 56
| 93.3
|
| 1960
| BUF
| AFL
| 14
| 145
| 65
| 44.8
| 1033
| 7.12
| 7
| 13
| 6
| 45
| 47.9
|
| 1961
| BUF
| AFL
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 20
| 11
| 2.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 15
| 150
| 66
| 44
| 1044
| 6.96
| 7
| 14
| 6
| 45
| 44.4
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 30
| 273
| 138
| 50.5
| 2217
| 8.12
| 14
| 20
| 0
| 97
| 64.6
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1953
| CHI
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 16
| 2.3
| 0
| 17
|
| 1956
| CLE
| NFL
| 7
| 24
| 40
| 1.7
| 2
| 11
|
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 11
| 14
| -5
| -0.4
| 1
| 7
|
| 1960
| BUF
| AFL
| 14
| 22
| -24
| -1.1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| BUF
| AFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 15
| 22
| -24
| -1.1
| 1
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 30
| 45
| 51
| 1.1
| 3
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1953
| CHI
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CLE
| NFL
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| BUF
| AFL
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BUF
| AFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year AFL career
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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