Charlie O'Rourke
Charles Christopher O'Rourke
Born: May 10, 1917
Montreal, QC Canada
Deceased: April 14, 2000
Brockton, MA
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
College: Boston Col.
High School: Malden (MA)
Career: 1942-1949
Drafted: 1941 in Round 5, #39 overall by the Chicago Bears
Charlie O'Rourke played from 1942 to 1949 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Dons. O'Rourke threw for 4,039 yards in his career, completing 256 of 506 passes with 39 touchdowns and 51 interceptions. He also ran for 103 yards in 96 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 88 | 37 | 42.0 | 951 | 10.8 | 11 | 12.5 | 16 | 18.2 | 68 | 82.1 |
1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 182 | 105 | 57.7 | 1250 | 6.9 | 12 | 6.6 | 14 | 7.7 | 68 | 68.7 |
1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 178 | 89 | 50.0 | 1449 | 8.1 | 13 | 7.3 | 16 | 9.0 | 54 | 64.6 |
1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 377 | 7.4 | 3 | 5.9 | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | 59.0 |
1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 12 | 0.0 |
NFL | 88 | 37 | 42.0 | 951 | 10.8 | 11 | 12.5 | 16 | 18.2 | 68 | ||
AAFC | 418 | 219 | 52.4 | 3088 | 7.4 | 28 | 6.7 | 35 | 8.4 | 68 | ||
Totals | 506 | 256 | 50.6 | 4039 | 8.0 | 39 | 7.7 | 51 | 10.1 | 68 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 18 | -17 | -0.9 | 17 | 1 |
1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 47 | 50 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 |
1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 24 | 55 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 |
1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 |
NFL | 18 | -17 | -0.9 | 17 | 1 | |
AAFC | 78 | 120 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | 96 | 103 | 1.1 | 17 | 4 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 23 | 817 | 35.5 | 57 |
1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 8 | 312 | 39.0 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 66 | 2546 | 38.6 | 0 |
1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 28 | 1098 | 39.2 | 0 |
NFL | 23 | 817 | 35.5 | 57 | |
AAFC | 102 | 3956 | 38.8 | 0 | |
Totals | 125 | 4773 | 38.2 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
AAFC | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | |
Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1942 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 |
1946 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 8 |
1947 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 9 |
1948 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 1 |
1949 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 5 | 0 |