Tony Dorsett Football League
04-27-2081
#25|Dennis O'Connell Running Back
Retired (1993, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating 48  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-29-2025) Potential 76
Age at Death 64 Born 06-22-1960 in Los Angeles, CA
Drafted Round 3, Pick 35 (1983) Experience 10 Years (205 Wks)
College Illinois State College, 1983 Salary 845 ($130.455M/2081 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power 23 Catching 57 Pass Cover 42 Kick Power 1
Throw Acc 38 Pass Blocking 68 Run Cover 1 Kick Acc 4
Carrying 71 Run Blocking 58 Tackling 25 Kick Return 24
        Pursuit 28    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed 42 Stamina 54 Execution 46 Agility 36
Strength 59 Health 23 Aggressiveness 33 Hands 43
Jumping 50     Attitude 69 Break Tackle 50
ROLES
QB 27 C 37 DT 30 SS 27 K 1 GUN 42
WR 41 G 45 DE 19 FS 31 P 4 KR 35
HB/TB 48 T 44 ILB 28 CB 34 LS 32 KRB 45
FB 59 TE 51 OLB 30 H 19 HT 49 KOS 4
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1983 BOS 16 16 33 2.1 114 3.5 7.1 0 0 0 0 1 9 27.3 16
1984 BOS 16 16 65 4.1 364 5.6 22.8 1 -3 0 0 1 18 27.7 53
1985 BOS 16 16 40 2.5 127 3.2 7.9 0 0 0 0 3 7 17.5 16
1986 BOS 16 16 123 7.7 542 4.4 33.9 5 -9 3 3 3 29 23.6 79
1987 BOS 16 16 98 6.1 321 3.3 20.1 3 -6 2 0 4 24 24.5 17
1988 BOS 16 16 80 5.0 276 3.4 17.2 1 -1 2 2 0 15 18.8 13
1989 BOS 16 16 75 4.7 328 4.4 20.5 4 -8 1 0 3 20 26.7 63
1990 BOS 14 14 87 6.2 307 3.5 21.9 5 -13 0 0 0 16 18.4 44
1991 BOS 16 16 45 2.8 112 2.5 7.0 3 -6 1 1 2 9 20.0 15
1992 BOS 16 14 27 1.7 69 2.6 4.3 2 -4 0 0 2 5 18.5 11
Total   158 156 673 4.3 2560 3.8 16.2 24 -50 9 6 19 152 22.6 79

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1994Dennis O'Connell has retired from football.
09-12-1993The Boston Runnin' Noses have waived Dennis O'Connell.
09-06-1993The Boston Runnin' Noses have moved Dennis O'Connell to the inactive roster.
09-16-1990The Boston Runnin' Noses have moved Dennis O'Connell to the active roster. The Boston Runnin' Noses have moved Bernardo Norman to the inactive roster.
09-03-1990The Boston Runnin' Noses have moved Le-Lo McDowell and Burnie Fields to the active roster. The Boston Runnin' Noses have moved Dick Barber, Michael Mehelich, Dennis O'Connell, Rufus Payne, and Sal Brady to the inactive roster.
09-02-1990Dennis O'Connell of the Boston Std.Deviations is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
08-08-1983The Boston Std.Deviations have moved Dennis O'Connell, Jay Lawrence, and Steve Gant to the active roster. The Boston Std.Deviations have moved Jerald Stynchula to the inactive roster.