Ken O'Brien

Ken O'Brien was a quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles between 1983 and 1992. New York selected the UC Davis signal caller in the quarterback-rich 1983 NFL draft, notoriously ahead of Dan Marino, who fell to the Jets' rival Miami Dolphins.

The NFL named O'Brien its player of the year in 1985 after throwing for 3,888 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was remarkably accurate, leading the AFC in interception percentage three times, while connecting with his favorite targets in wide receivers Wesley Walker and Al Toon.

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Ken O'Brien was a quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles between 1983 and 1992. New York selected the UC Davis signal caller in the quarterback-rich 1983 NFL draft, notoriously ahead of Dan Marino, who fell to the Jets' rival Miami Dolphins.

The NFL named O'Brien its player of the year in 1985 after throwing for 3,888 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was remarkably accurate, leading the AFC in interception percentage three times, while connecting with his favorite targets in wide receivers Wesley Walker and Al Toon.

O'Brien closed out his nine years with the Jets throwing for 24,386 yards and 124 touchdowns. He played one, subpar, year with the Eagles in 1993 before retiring.

The College Football Hall of Fame inducted O'Brien with its 1997 class.

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