Ogden Compton | |
Position: | Quarterback |
Number: | 17 |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1932 |
Birth Place: | Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
Draftpick: | Dallas, Texas |
College: | Hardin–Simmons |
Teams: | |
Statlabel1: | TD-INT |
Statvalue1: | 1–6 |
Statlabel2: | Passing yards |
Statvalue2: | 339 |
Statlabel3: | Passer rating |
Statvalue3: | 21.2 |
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]