Davey O'BrienO'Brien, Robert DavidHeight: 5-7 Weight: 150 Born: June 22, 1917 Dallas, TX Died: November 18, 1977 Fort Worth, TX High School: Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Texas Christian | |
| 1936 | Texas Christian | Lettered |
| 1937 | Texas Christian | Lettered |
| 1938 | Texas Christian | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (4th overall) 1939 Philadelphia Eagles |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL | 8 | TB-S | 11 | 8 |
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 8 | QB-S | 11 | 11 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 22 | 19 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1938 | 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 3/23/1939 | 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1941 | 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 1939 Official All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL | 108 | -14 | -0.1 | 1 | |||||
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 100 | -180 | -1.8 | 1 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 208 | -194 | -0.9 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL | 201 | 99 | 49.3 | 85 | 1324 | 6.6 | 13.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 17 | 8.5 | 45.3 | ||||||
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 277 | 124 | 44.8 | 136 | 1290 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 47 | 5 | 1.8 | 17 | 6.1 | 39.2 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 478 | 223 | 46.7 | 221 | 2614 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 47 | 11 | 2.3 | 34 | 7.1 | 41.8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 64 | 0 | |||||||
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 56 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 366 | 40.7 | 64 | 0 |
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