John McCarthy

Quarterback, American football player

1916 –

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Who is John McCarthy?

John Patrick McCarthy was a professional football player in the National Football League. He graduated from Camden Catholic High School in 1935 and Saint Francis University in 1942, where he was named to the first team of the Little College All-American Football Team for 1941.

He played in the National Football League for just one season in 1944. McCarthy played for "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II.

McCarthy was brought in as the team's quarterback after starter Coley McDonough was drafted into the United States Army just six days prior to the team's second game. During a game against the Green Bay Packers, McCarthy's 35 yard-per-punt average emboldened Card-Pitt to release Johnny Martin.

At the end of the season, the Card-Pitt passers completed just 31% of their attempts, with eight touchdowns and 41 interceptions. McCarthy threw 13 of those interceptions, and didn’t throw a single touchdown pass. His quarterback rating was an astounding 3.0.

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Born
Aug 9, 1916
Camden
Education
  • Saint Francis University
Lived in
  • Camden

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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