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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 67 | 33 | 49.3 | 437 | 6.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.0 | 40 | 50.4 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 96 | 42 | 43.8 | 551 | 5.7 | 4 | 4.2 | 8 | 8.3 | 46 | 41.6 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 110 | 63 | 57.3 | 1229 | 11.2 | 9 | 8.2 | 8 | 7.3 | 65 | 93.3 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 145 | 65 | 44.8 | 1033 | 7.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 13 | 9.0 | 64 | 47.9 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| NFL | 273 | 138 | 50.5 | 2217 | 8.1 | 14 | 5.1 | 20 | 7.3 | 65 | ||
| AFL | 150 | 66 | 44.0 | 1044 | 7.0 | 7 | 4.7 | 14 | 9.3 | 64 | ||
| Totals | 423 | 204 | 48.2 | 3261 | 7.7 | 21 | 5.0 | 34 | 8.0 | 65 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 24 | 40 | 1.7 | 11 | 2 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 14 | -5 | -0.4 | 7 | 1 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 16 | 21 | 1.3 | 12 | 1 |
| NFL | 45 | 51 | 1.1 | 17 | 3 | |
| AFL | 16 | 21 | 1.3 | 12 | 1 | |
| Totals | 61 | 72 | 1.2 | 17 | 4 |
Kicking:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 |
| 1957 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 9 |
| 1960 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 5 |
| 1961 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 |
