Charlie Conerly

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Charlie Conerly
Date of birth September 19, 1921
Place of birth Flag of United States Clarksdale, Mississippi
Date of death February 13, 1996 (age 74)
Place of death Memphis, TN
Position(s) Quarterback
College Mississippi
NFL Draft 1945 / Round 13/ Pick 127
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls 2
Awards 1959 AP NFL MVP
Retired #s New York Giants #42
Stats
Statistics
Team(s)
1948-1961 New York Giants
College Hall of Fame

Charles Albert Conerly, Jr. (September 19, 1921 - February 13, 1996) was a former professional American football quarterback for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1950 and 1956 and was NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1959.

Conerly played football collegiately as the University of Mississippi and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 13th round of the 1945 NFL Draft. He led the Giants to three NFL Championship games in four seasons (1956,1958-59), including a 47-7 victory over the Chicago Bears in the 1956 NFL Championship. He also portayed the "Marlboro Man" in commercials while playing for the Giants.

Conerly and his wife Perian (author of the book, Backseat Quarterback) retired to his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, where he spent his final days. Conerly owned shoe stores throughout the Mississippi Delta.

Conerly, nicknamed "Roach", is the namesake of the football award given annually to the top college player in the State of Mississippi.

Preceded by
Gino Marchetti		 NFL Most Valuable Player
1959 season		 Succeeded by
Norm Van Brocklin
Joe Schmidt
NFL MVP Award from the Associated Press.
1957: Jim Brown | 1958: Gino Marchetti | 1959: Charlie Conerly | 1960: Norm Van Brocklin & Joe Schmidt| 1961: Paul Hornung | 1962: Jim Taylor | 1963: Y. A. Tittle | 1964: Johnny Unitas | 1965: Jim Brown | 1966: Bart Starr | 1967: Johnny Unitas | 1968: Earl Morrall | 1969: Roman Gabriel | 1970: John Brodie | 1971: Alan Page | 1972: Larry Brown | 1973: O. J. Simpson | 1974: Ken Stabler | 1975: Fran Tarkenton | 1976: Bert Jones | 1977: Walter Payton | 1978: Terry Bradshaw | 1979: Earl Campbell | 1980: Brian Sipe | 1981: Ken Anderson | 1982: Mark Moseley | 1983: Joe Theismann| 1984: Dan Marino | 1985: Marcus Allen | 1986: Lawrence Taylor | 1987: John Elway | 1988: Boomer Esiason | 1989: Joe Montana | 1990: Joe Montana | 1991: Thurman Thomas | 1992: Steve Young | 1993: Emmitt Smith | 1994: Steve Young | 1995: Brett Favre | 1996: Brett Favre | 1997: Brett Favre & Barry Sanders| 1998: Terrell Davis | 1999: Kurt Warner | 2000: Marshall Faulk | 2001: Kurt Warner | 2002: Rich Gannon | 2003: Peyton Manning & Steve McNair| 2004: Peyton Manning | 2005: Shaun Alexander | 2006: LaDainian Tomlinson
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