Charlie O ' Rourke Charles C . O ' Rourke ( May 10 , 1917 – April 14 , 2000 ) also known as Chuckin ' Charlie is a former quarterback and defensive back for the Boston College Eagles , Chicago Bears , Los Angeles Dons , and Baltimore Colts . He quarterbacked the BC football team to one of its most famous wins . It was his 24 - yard run late in the fourth quarter which gave the Eagles a 19 - 13 victory over Tennessee in the 1941 Sugar Bowl , staking BC ' s claim to the national championship . He was also the first Boston College player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . Boston College . Although all of his records have been broken , O ' Rourke was one of Boston College ' s first star quarterbacks . In 3 seasons , he completed 69 of 150 passes for 1 , 108 yards and 14 touchdowns . 1940 season . The 1940 team is perhaps the greatest football team in the history of Boston College . After the previous year ' s team earned the school ' s first appearance in a bowl game ( Boston College lost to Clemson in the Cotton Bowl Classic ) O ' Rourke ' s running backs included veterans Frank Maznicki , Lou Montgomery ( Boston College ' s first African - American football player ) , and Captain Henry Toczylowski . They were joined by a talented newcomer named Mike Holovak . The team also had wonderful receivers including Henry Woronicz , Gene Goodreault , Ed Zabilski and Don Currivan . The team was undefeated outscoring its opponents 320 to 52 and held six teams scoreless . Boston College impressed the sports community by defeating Tulane University 27 to 7 in the second week of the season and defeating Georgetown 19 to 18 , snapping Georgetown ' s streak of twenty - two consecutive wins . On January 1 , 1941 , Boston College defeated Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl 19 to 13 . BC claims it won the national title in a three - way tie with Stanford and Minnesota , however the NCAA does not recognize Boston College as a national champion in that year . It would turn out to be Coach Frank Leahy ’ s final year with the Eagles before he accepted an offer to coach at his alma mater , Notre Dame . Professional career . O ' Rourke ' s professional career began in 1942 with the Chicago Bears . He saw limited playing time behind incumbent starter Sid Luckman . He completed 37 of 88 passes for 951 yards , 11 touchdowns , and 16 interceptions . He also intercepted 3 passes on defense , returned 2 punts , and completed 23 punts for 817 for the 11 - 0 Bears . In 1946 he joined the Los Angeles Dons of the All - America Football Conference as starting quarterback . In 2 seasons in Los Angeles he completed 194 of 354 passes for 2 , 699 yards , 25 touchdowns , and 30 interceptions . In 1948 he joined the AAFC ' s Baltimore Colts as a punter and back up quarterback behind Hall - of - Famer Y . A . Tittle . In 1949 he played only 5 games before being replaced by ? ? ? Rex Grossman ? ? ? retiring and becoming an assistant coach for Baltimore until the team folded in 1950 . Coaching . Aside from his 2 years as an NFL coach , O ' Rourke was head football coach at UMASS from 1952 - 1959 . In 8 seasons he complied a 21 - 39 - 4 record with only 1 winning season ( 1952 ) . O ' Rourke - McFadden Trophy . To honor the famed meeting between O ' Rourke and Banks McFadden in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic , the O ' Rourke - McFadden Trophy was introduced in 2008 and is awarded to the winner of the annual game between Boston College and Clemson University . The game quickly became an in - conference rivalry since Boston College joined the ACC in 2005 and both teams play in the ACC - Atlantic .