Tommy O'Connell

Thomas Bernard O'Connell
Born: September 26, 1930
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: March 20, 2014
Delray Beach, FL
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 187
College: Notre Dame, Illinois
High School: South Shore (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1953-1961
Drafted: 1952 in Round 18, #212 overall by the Chicago Bears

Tommy O'Connell played from 1953 to 1961 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. O'Connell threw for 3,261 yards in his career, completing 204 of 423 passes with 21 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He also ran for 72 yards in 61 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1953NFL Chicago Bears673349.34376.511.546.040 50.4
1956NFL Cleveland Browns964243.85515.744.288.346 41.6
1957NFL Cleveland Browns1106357.3122911.298.287.365 93.3
1960AFL Buffalo Bills1456544.810337.174.8139.064 47.9
1961AFL Buffalo Bills5120.0112.200.0120.011 0.0
NFL27313850.522178.1145.1207.365 
AFL1506644.010447.074.7149.364 
Totals42320448.232617.7215.0348.065 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1953NFL Chicago Bears7162.317 0
1956NFL Cleveland Browns24401.711 2
1957NFL Cleveland Browns14-5-0.41
1960AFL Buffalo Bills16211.312 1
NFL45511.117 3
AFL16211.312 1
Totals61721.217 4

Kicking:

Year Team X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
1960AFL Buffalo Bills10.00
AFL00100.00
Totals00100.00

Defense and Fumbles:

Year Team Tackle Brup Fum F Rec FYds FTD FF
1953NFL Chicago Bears30000
1956NFL Cleveland Browns1000
1960AFL Buffalo Bills2000
NFL040000
AFL020000
Totals0060000

Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1956NFL Cleveland Browns200012
1957NFL Cleveland Browns10006
1960AFL Buffalo Bills100018
NFL300000000000018
AFL10000000000108
Totals400000000001026


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1953NFLChicago Bears120
1956NFLCleveland Browns75
1957NFLCleveland Browns119
1960AFLBuffalo Bills145
1961AFLBuffalo Bills11