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Davey O'Brien was born on 22 June, 1917 in Dallas, Texas, U.S., is an American football player (1917–1977). Discover Davey O'Brien's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

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Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 22 June 1917
Birthday 22 June
Birthplace Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of death 18 November, 1977
Died Place Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1917

Robert David O'Brien (June 22, 1917 – November 18, 1977) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles for two seasons.

1932

He was an All-State selection and led the high school to the Texas state playoffs in 1932.

1935

O'Brien played college football at nearby TCU in Fort Worth in 1935 as a backup for Sammy Baugh.

1937

He became the starter in 1937, and was named to the first-team All-Southwest Conference.

1938

He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award in 1938.

In 1938, O'Brien threw for 1,457 yards – a Southwest Conference passing record that stood for ten years.

He had only four interceptions in 194 attempts, and his NCAA record for most rushing and passing plays in a single season still stands today.

That season, he led the Horned Frogs to an undefeated season, as they outscored their opponents by a 269–60 margin and held nine of their ten regular-season opponents to seven points or less, including three shutouts.

TCU finished the season with a 15–7 victory over Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl and a national championship.

O’Brien was named to 13 All-America teams and became the first player to win the Heisman and Maxwell awards in the same year.

He was the first Heisman winner from TCU and the Southwest Conference.

Off the field, he was also an honorary member Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, Texas Gamma chapter.

1939

He was the fourth overall pick of the 1939 NFL Draft.

He majored in geology and expressed little interest in pro football in January 1939.

O'Brien was selected in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 1939 NFL Draft, held in December 1938.

He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles, and owner Bert Bell gave him a $12,000 bonus and a two-year contract, and he signed with the team in March.

O'Brien became the first Heisman trophy winner to play in the NFL.

In his rookie season in the NFL in 1939, O'Brien led the league in passing with 1,324 yards in 11 games, breaking his old TCU teammate Sammy Baugh's single season passing yardage record, but the Eagles finished at 1–9–1.

1940

After an appendectomy in late June, he again led the league in several passing categories In 1940, including attempts and completions.

Philadelphia lost their first nine games and finished at 1–10, last in the ten-team league.

The Eagles gave him a $2,000 raise, but he retired after the 1940 season.

In his professional career, O'Brien completed 223 of 478 passes for 2,614 yards and 11 touchdowns.

He was also a defensive back and punter, intercepted four passes for 92 yards and punted nine times for an average of 40.7 yards per kick.

After two seasons with the Eagles, O'Brien retired from football to become an agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he worked for ten years.

After completing his training, he was assigned to the bureau's field office in Springfield, Missouri.

He was a firearms instructor at Quantico, Virginia, and spent the last five years of his FBI career in Dallas.

1950

He resigned from the bureau in 1950 and went to work for H. L. Hunt in land development.

O'Brien later entered the oil business, working for Dresser Atlas Industries of Dallas and was an adviser to Lamar Hunt during the founding of the American Football League.

O'Brien was also president of the TCU Alumni Association, a YMCA board member, a chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, a supporter of Golden Gloves youth boxing programs, and a deacon of University Christian Church.

1955

O'Brien was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.

He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955 and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1956.

1960

From 1960 to 1964, he was the color commentator on Dallas Cowboys telecasts.

1977

In 1971, O'Brien was diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery to remove a kidney and part of his right lung, but eventually died from the disease on November 18, 1977.

1981

Since 1981, the Davey O'Brien Award is given annually to the best quarterback in college football.

Born in Dallas, Texas, O'Brien played high school football at its Woodrow Wilson High School.

1987

When Tim Brown won the Heisman Trophy in 1987, it made Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas the distinction of being the first to produce two Heisman winners.

1989

In 1989, O'Brien (posthumously) and Brown were inducted together into Woodrow Wilson High School's newly created Hall of Fame in celebration of the school's 60th anniversary.