Quarterback and defensive back, TCU, 1936–38
Davey O’Brien
- Born
- Jun 22, 1917, in Dallas, Texas
- Died
- Nov 18, 1977, in Fort Worth, Texas
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Davey O’Brien played quarterback and defensive back at TCU (1936–38). He won the 1938 Heisman Trophy and the 1938 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1938. The Philadelphia Eagles took O’Brien in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1939 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
At a glance
Honors
- 1938Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1955College Football Hall of Fame
- 1937, 1938First-team All-Southwest Conference
- 1938Maxwell Award
- 1938Consensus All‑American
- 1938National leader in passing touchdowns (19)
- 1938National leader in passing yards (1457)
- 1938National leader in total offense (1,847)
Team titles: National champions, 1938; SWC champions, 1938
All-America: consensus 1938; AP second team 1937; UP third team 1937; Central Press second team 1937
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
First-team All-Pro: 1939
All-Pro teams: the league first team 1939.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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