Ogden Compton

Ogden Compton

No. 17
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1932-08-25)August 25, 1932 Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Died:	August 13, 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 87)
Career information
College:	Hardin–Simmons
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1955)
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT: 1–6 Passing yards: 339 Passer rating: 21.2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

References

1. "Ogden Compton". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
2. "Bays Even Slate at 4-4, Gain in Race". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 14, 1955. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.