| Fred O'Connor | |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | East Stroudsburg State |
| Coach Years1: | 1962–1963 |
| Coach Team1: | Oceanside HS (NY) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1964–1965 |
| Coach Team2: | Newfield HS (NY) (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1966–1969 |
| Coach Team3: | C. W. Post (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1970 |
| Coach Team4: | Villanova (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years5: | 1971 |
| Coach Team5: | Maryland (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years6: | 1972 |
| Coach Team6: | Southern Miss (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1973 |
| Coach Team7: | Villanova (OC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1974 |
| Coach Team8: | Florida Blazers (OB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1975–1977 |
| Coach Team9: | Chicago Bears (OB) |
| Coach Years10: | 1978 |
| Coach Team10: | San Francisco 49ers (OC) |
| Coach Years11: | 1978 |
| Coach Team11: | San Francisco 49ers (interim HC) |
| Coach Years12: | 1979–1980 |
| Coach Team12: | Washington Redskins (OB) |
| Coach Years13: | 1981 |
| Coach Team13: | Montreal Alouettes (OC) |
| Coach Years14: | 1987–1989 |
| Coach Team14: | Catholic University |
| Coach Years15: | 2000 |
| Coach Team15: | Florida Atlantic (WR) |
| Coach Years16: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team16: | Florida Atlantic (RB) |
| Coach Years17: | 2003 |
| Coach Team17: | Florida Atlantic (QB) |
| Coach Years18: | 2004 |
| Coach Team18: | Florida Atlantic (spec. asst. to the HC) |
| Coach Years19: | 2004 |
| Coach Team19: | Florida Atlantic (RB) |
| Coach Years20: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team20: | Florida Atlantic (spec. asst. to the HC) |
| Admin Years1: | 1984–1990 |
| Admin Team1: | Catholic |
| Overall Record: | 1–6 (NFL) 17–13 (college) |
Fred O'Connor (born September 1, 1939) is a former American football coach and administrator whose career spanned more than 30 years at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. He served in coaching positions in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and World Football League (WFL). Most notably, O'Connor was the interim head coach of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers for the last seven games of the 1978 season, posting a mark of 1–6.[1] He also was the executive director of athletics at The Catholic University of America from May 1984 through June 1990 and served as the Cardinals head football coach for three seasons (1987–1989), compiling an overall college football record of 17 wins and 13 losses.
O'Connor began his professional football career as the offensive backfield coach on Jack Pardee's staffs with both the World Football League's Florida Blazers in 1974 and the Chicago Bears for three seasons from 1975 to 1977. He was reunited with Pardee in a similar capacity with the Washington Redskins on February 5, 1979.[2] Coached three Hall of Fame Running Backs, Walter Payton, O.J. Simpson and John Riggins. Also coached in four All-Star games; 1976 Senior Bowl, 1978 Challenge Bowl and the 2009 and 2010 Texas vs The Nation games.
| Team | Year | Regular Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | |||
| SF | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4th in NFC West | |||
| SF Total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total> | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||