Running back and quarterback, Ole Miss, 1942–47
Charlie Conerly
- Born
- Sep 19, 1921, in Clarksdale, Mississippi
- Died
- Feb 13, 1996, in Memphis, Tennessee
- Served
- United States Marine Corps
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Charlie Conerly played running back and quarterback at Ole Miss (1942, 1946–47). He finished fourth in the 1947 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1947. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1966College Football Hall of Fame
- 1946, 1947First-team All-SEC
- 1947Consensus All‑American
- 1947SEC Player of the Year
- 1947National leader in passing touchdowns (18)
- 1947Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: SEC champions, 1947
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 2 (1950, 1956) · First-team All-Pro: 1956 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1959
All-Pro teams: AP second team 1959; Sporting News first team 1956; NEA second team 1959; UPI second team 1959.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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