Ogden Compton
American football player (1932–2020)
American football player
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | (1932-08-25)August 25, 1932 Ithaca, New York, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | August 13, 2020(2020-08-13) (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]
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Hardin–Simmons Cowboys starting quarterbacks
- Dave Ryan
- Ogden Compton
- Harold Stephens