Charlie Conerly

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles Albert Conerly, Jr. (September 19, 1921 - February 13, 1996) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. Conerly attended and played college football at the University of Mississippi. He originally started at Mississippi in 1942, but left to serve as a Marine in the South Pacific during World War II where he fought in the Battle of Guam. He returned to Mississippi in 1946 and led the team to their first Southeastern Conference championship in 1947. During that season, he led the nation in pass completions with 133, rushed for nine touchdowns and passed for 18 more, was a consensus All-America selection, and was named Player of the Year by the Helms Athletic Foundation.