 Conerly with the Giants | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 19, 1921 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 13, 1996 (aged 74) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1945 / round: 13 / pick: 127 | ||||||||
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Charles Albert Conerly Jr. (September 19, 1921 – February 13, 1996) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He was married to Perian Conerly, a sports columnist for The New York Times.