Charlie Conerly

Charlie Conerly

Conerly with the Giants
No. 42
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1921-09-19)September 19, 1921 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	February 13, 1996(1996-02-13) (aged 74) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:	Ole Miss
NFL draft:	1945 / round: 13 / pick: 127
Career history
New York Giants (1948–1961)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1956) NFL MVP – NEA (1959) Second-team All-Pro (1959) 2× Pro Bowl (1950, 1956) NFL passer rating leader (1959) New York Giants Ring of Honor New York Giants No. 42 retired Consensus All-American (1947) SEC Player of the Year (1947) 2× First-team All-SEC (1946, 1947)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 173–167 Passing yards: 19,488 Passer rating: 68.2
College Football Hall of Fame

Charles Albert Conerly Jr. (September 19, 1921 – February 13, 1996) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He was married to Perian Conerly, a sports columnist for The New York Times.