Charlie O'Rourke

Charlie O'Rourke
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O'Rourke as a Baltimore Colt, 1948
No. 48, 68, 66
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1917-05-10)May 10, 1917
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died:April 14, 2000(2000-04-14) (aged 82)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Malden
(Malden, Massachusetts)
College:Boston College
NFL draft:1941 / round: 5 / pick: 39
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:39–51
Passing yards:4,030
Completion percentage:50.6%
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:21–39–4 (.359)

Charles Christopher "Chuckin' Charlie" O'Rourke Sr. (May 10, 1917 – April 14, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a quarterback at Boston College and professionally with Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and the Los Angeles Dons and Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

As a collegian, O'Rourke quarterbacked the Boston College Eagles football team to one of its most famous wins. His 24-yard run late in the fourth quarter gave the 1940 Eagles a 19–13 victory over Tennessee in the 1941 Sugar Bowl, staking BC's claim to a national championship. O'Rourke served as the head football coach at University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) from 1952 to 1959, compiling a record of 21–39–4. In 1972, he came the first Boston College player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.