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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 27, 1960 Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Jesuit (Carmichael, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Sacramento State, UC Davis | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 1 / pick: 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Kenneth John O'Brien Jr. (born November 27, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. One of the six quarterbacks in the famed quarterback class of 1983, O'Brien was the first quarterback in the franchise history of the Jets to finish with the highest passer rating in a season. He held the team record for most consecutive pass completions (17) in a game. In 1997, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.