1. Charlie Conerly was married to Perian Conerly, a sports columnist for The New York Times.
19 Facts About Charlie Conerly
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Charlie Conerly attended and played college football at the University of Mississippi.
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Charlie Conerly started at Ole Miss 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.
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Charlie Conerly returned to Mississippi in 1946 and led the team to their first Southeastern Conference championship in 1947.
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Charlie Conerly placed fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and was a two-time All SEC performer.
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Charlie Conerly was named Player of the Year and Back of the Year of the SEC in 1947.
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Charlie Conerly set numerous school records and still ranked 12th in 2008 in career total offense with 3,076 yards.
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Charlie Conerly was ranked 12th in career passing with 2,313 yards and 26 TDs.
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Charlie Conerly was drafted in the 13th round of the 1945 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
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Charlie Conerly played his entire career with the New York Giants as a quarterback, where he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1950 and 1956 and was NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1959 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Charlie Conerly was named NFL "Rookie of the Year" in 1948, a season when he set many Giants rookie franchise records that still stand.
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Charlie Conerly portrayed the "Marlboro Man" in commercials after playing for the Giants.
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Charlie Conerly's line was she wrote a football column for newspapers.
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Charlie Conerly was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Charlie Conerly is a member of the Ole Miss Team of the Century.
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Charlie Conerly is the namesake of the football award, the Charlie Conerly Trophy, given annually to the top college player in the State of Mississippi.
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Charlie Conerly is a seven-time Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist, but has yet to be elected as a member of the Hall.
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Charlie Conerly underwent triple-bypass heart surgery on September 19,1995, his birthday.
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Charlie Conerly died on February 13,1996, of heart failure following a long illness, his wife told The New York Times.