Davey O'Brien

Davey O'Brien
	O'Brien c. 1938
No. 8
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	June 22, 1917; Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died:	November 18, 1977 (aged 60); Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:	151 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school:	Woodrow Wilson ; (Dallas, Texas)
College:	TCU (1936–1938)
NFL draft:	1939 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1939–1940);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Pro (1939); NFL All-Star (1939); NFL passing yards leader (1939); National champion (1938); Heisman Trophy (1938); Maxwell Award (1938); Unanimous All-American (1938); 2× First-team All-SWC (1937, 1938); TCU Horned Frogs No. 8 retired; Texas Sports Hall of Fame;
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	478
Passing completions:	223
Completion percentage:	46.7%
TD–INT:	11–34
Passing yards:	2,614
Passer rating:	41.8
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

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. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he won the Heisman Trophy^[1] and the Maxwell Award in 1938, the first quarterback to win either.^[2] He was the fourth overall pick of the 1939 NFL draft. O'Brien was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.

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

^ "This proves Davey O'Brien is nation's best gridder". Milwaukee Journal. AP photo. December 7, 1938. p. 11, part 2. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
^ "Davey O'Brien to spurn pros". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. January 11, 1939. p. 6. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.