Ogden Compton
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Ithaca, New York, U.S. | August 25, 1932||||||
Died: | August 13, 2020 | (aged 87)||||||
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College: | Hardin–Simmons | ||||||
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Ogden Bingham Compton (August 25, 1932 – August 13, 2020) was a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football for Hardin–Simmons.[1]
On November 13, 1955, Compton threw the only touchdown pass of his NFL career, a completion to Dick "Night Train" Lane that covered 98 yards, the second longest pass in NFL history up to that time.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ogden Compton". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Bays Even Slate at 4-4, Gain in Race". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 14, 1955. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.