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David O'Brien (ice Hockey)
Dave, Davey or David O'Brien may refer to: Sportsmen *Davey O'Brien (1917–1977), American football quarterback * Dave O'Brien (athletic director) (1956–2014), American collegiate professor at Long Beach, Temple and Northeastern *David O'Brien (racehorse trainer), Irish racehorse trainer during 1970s and 1980s *Dave O'Brien (sportscaster) (born 1963), American sportscaster * David O'Brien (sailor) (born 1965), Irish yacht racer in 2000 Summer Olympics *David O'Brien (swimmer) (born 1983), English freestyle in 2004 Summer Olympics *David O'Brien (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish left-sided midfielder * Dave O'Brien (American football) (born 1941), American football player Others *Dave O'Brien (actor) (1912–1969), American film and TV performer, director and writer * David Wright O'Brien (1918–1944), American fantasy and science fiction writer * David O'Brien (actor) (1937–1989), American performer in daytime dramas *David P. O'Brien David Peter O'Brien (born 9 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davey O'Brien
Robert David O'Brien (June 22, 1917 – November 18, 1977) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles for two seasons. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award in 1938, the first quarterback to win either. He was the fourth overall pick of the 1939 NFL draft. O'Brien was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Since 1981, the Davey O'Brien Award is given annually to the best quarterback in college football. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, O'Brien played high school football at its Woodrow Wilson High School. He was an All-State selection and led the high school to the Texas state playoffs in 1932. College career O'Brien played college football at nearby TCU in Fort Worth in 1935 as a backup for Sammy Baugh. He became the starter in 1937, and was named to the first-team All-Southwest Conference. In 1938, O'Brien threw for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave O'Brien (athletic Director)
David P. O'Brien (March 16, 1956 – March 1, 2014) was an American collegiate athletic director at Long Beach State College California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU), is a public teaching-focused institution in Long Beach, California, United States. The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the ... in Long Beach, California, Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He was also an associate teaching professor and program director of sports management at Drexel University, an editor of College Sports Business News and managing partner of O'Brien Sports Group. O'Brien was athletic director at Long Beach State from 1989 to 1996 and oversaw two major moves: cutting the American football, football program in 1991 and building the Walter Pyramid, the basketball arena which opened in 1994. During O'Brien's tenure at Temple (1996–2002), the Temple Owl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
