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American football player and official Not to be confused with Donald Orr.

Don Orr
Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 10
Position	Quarterback
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Vanderbilt (1955)
Bowl games	Gator Bowl (1955)
Career highlights and awards
Vanderbilt's first bowl victory

Donald C. Orr was an American football player and official. He was born in Miami, Florida.

Vanderbilt University

Orr was a prominent quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football teams of Vanderbilt University.

1955

Main article: 1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Orr led Vanderbilt to its first bowl victory by defeating Auburn 25 to 13 in the 1955 Gator Bowl. He was selected Vanderbilt's MVP of the game, and received a standing ovation upon getting the award. Vandy's first two scores were a pass Orr to Joe Stephenson and a run by Orr respectively.

NFL draft

He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 26th round of the 1956 NFL draft; but he never talked to the team.

Official

Orr was a prominent National Football League (NFL) official for 25 seasons, from 1971 through 1995, and a field judge in three Super Bowls. He wore uniform number 77 for the majority of his NFL career. As a side judge in the 1979 AFC Championship Game between the Houston Oilers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Orr made a controversial incomplete pass call denying Oilers receiver Mike Renfro an apparent game-tying touchdown late in the third quarter. The Oilers subsequently settled for a field goal and went on to lose 27–13. The controversy prompted calls for the NFL to institute replay review.

Contracting

Though officially retired in 2006, Orr is chairman of the board of Nashville Machine Co., a mechanical contracting company.

References

^ Traughber, Bill (November 9, 2011). "Don Orr: Vandy QB to NFL official". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
"Don Orr: Vandy QB to NFL official". Vanderbilt University Commodores. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 96. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ Bill Traughber (2011). Vanderbilt Football:Tales Of Commodore Gridiron History. p. 128. ISBN 9781609494230.
"December 31st, 1955" (PDF).
^ Grimsley, Will (January 8, 1980). "NFL backing official". The Daily Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. Associated Press. p. 11.
Wolf, Mark (January 11, 1980). "An NFL Coverup on Renfro Call? Refs' Mistakes Part of Game". The Charlotte Observer. p. 3B.
"Where Are They Now?".

v t e Vanderbilt Commodores starting quarterbacks
Pat Estes (1890) William E. Beard (1892) W. J. Keller (1893–1894) Myles P. O'Connor (1895–1896) Joe Goodson (1897–1898) Frank Godchaux Sr. (1899–1900) Fred Hume (1901) Frank Kyle (1902–1905) Jimmy R. Haygood (1904–1905) Sam Costen (1906–1907) Ray Morrison (1908–1911) Zach Curlin (1912–1913) Hord Boensch (1913) Irby Curry (1914–1916) Sam Wilhite (1917) Dooch Sherman (1918) Swayne Latham (1919–1920) Frank Godchaux Jr. (1921) Oliver Kuhn (1921–1923) E. M. Waller (1924) Neil Cargile (1924–1925) Bill Spears (1925–1927) Jimmy Armistead (1928) Benny Parker (1929–1930) Tommy Henderson (1930–1932) Rand Dixon (1933–1935) Lunny Huggins (1936–1937) Bert Marshall (1937–1938) Junius Plunkett (1939) Charlton Davis (1940) Jack Jenkins (1941–1942) Jack Kaley (1943) John Rich (1945) Jamie Wade (1946–1947, 1949) Bobby Berry (1948) Bill Wade (1950–1951) Bill Krietemeyer (1952) Jim Looney (1953–1954) Don Orr (1955) Boyce Smith (1956–1958) Russ Morris (1959) Hank Lesesne (1960–1962) Jon Cleveland (1963) David Waller (1964) Bob Kerr (1965) Gary Davis (1966) Roger May (1967) John Miller (1968) Watson Brown (1969) Denny Painter (1970) Steve Burger (1971) Steve Lainhart (1972) Fred Fisher (1973–1975) David Lee (1974) Randy Hampton (1976) Mike Wright (1977) Van Heflin (1978–1979) Whit Taylor (1980–1982) Kurt Page (1983–1984) John Gromos (1985; 1989) Mark Wracher (1986) Eric Jones (1987–1988) Mike Healy (1990) Marcus Wilson (1991–1992) Ronnie Gordon (1993–1994) Damian Allen (1995–1997) Greg Zolman (1998–2001) Jay Cutler (2002–2005) Chris Nickson (2006–2008) Mackenzi Adams (2007–2009) Larry Smith (2008–2011) Jared Funk (2010) Jordan Rodgers (2011–2012) Austyn Carta-Samuels (2012–2013) Patton Robinette (2013–2014) Stephen Rivers (2014) Wade Freebeck (2014) Johnny McCrary (2014–2015) Kyle Shurmur (2015–2018) Riley Neal (2019) Deuce Wallace (2019) Ken Seals (2020–2021, 2023) Mike Wright (2021–2022) AJ Swann (2022–2023) Diego Pavia (2024)

Vanderbilt Commodores starting quarterbacks

Pat Estes (1890)
William E. Beard (1892)
W. J. Keller (1893–1894)
Myles P. O'Connor (1895–1896)
Joe Goodson (1897–1898)
Frank Godchaux Sr. (1899–1900)
Fred Hume (1901)
Frank Kyle (1902–1905)
Jimmy R. Haygood (1904–1905)
Sam Costen (1906–1907)
Ray Morrison (1908–1911)
Zach Curlin (1912–1913)
Hord Boensch (1913)
Irby Curry (1914–1916)
Sam Wilhite (1917)
Dooch Sherman (1918)
Swayne Latham (1919–1920)
Frank Godchaux Jr. (1921)
Oliver Kuhn (1921–1923)
E. M. Waller (1924)
Neil Cargile (1924–1925)
Bill Spears (1925–1927)
Jimmy Armistead (1928)
Benny Parker (1929–1930)
Tommy Henderson (1930–1932)
Rand Dixon (1933–1935)
Lunny Huggins (1936–1937)
Bert Marshall (1937–1938)
Junius Plunkett (1939)
Charlton Davis (1940)
Jack Jenkins (1941–1942)
Jack Kaley (1943)
John Rich (1945)
Jamie Wade (1946–1947, 1949)
Bobby Berry (1948)
Bill Wade (1950–1951)
Bill Krietemeyer (1952)
Jim Looney (1953–1954)
Don Orr (1955)
Boyce Smith (1956–1958)
Russ Morris (1959)
Hank Lesesne (1960–1962)
Jon Cleveland (1963)
David Waller (1964)
Bob Kerr (1965)
Gary Davis (1966)
Roger May (1967)
John Miller (1968)
Watson Brown (1969)
Denny Painter (1970)
Steve Burger (1971)
Steve Lainhart (1972)
Fred Fisher (1973–1975)
David Lee (1974)
Randy Hampton (1976)
Mike Wright (1977)
Van Heflin (1978–1979)
Whit Taylor (1980–1982)
Kurt Page (1983–1984)
John Gromos (1985; 1989)
Mark Wracher (1986)
Eric Jones (1987–1988)
Mike Healy (1990)
Marcus Wilson (1991–1992)
Ronnie Gordon (1993–1994)
Damian Allen (1995–1997)
Greg Zolman (1998–2001)
Jay Cutler (2002–2005)
Chris Nickson (2006–2008)
Mackenzi Adams (2007–2009)
Larry Smith (2008–2011)
Jared Funk (2010)
Jordan Rodgers (2011–2012)
Austyn Carta-Samuels (2012–2013)
Patton Robinette (2013–2014)
Stephen Rivers (2014)
Wade Freebeck (2014)
Johnny McCrary (2014–2015)
Kyle Shurmur (2015–2018)
Riley Neal (2019)
Deuce Wallace (2019)
Ken Seals (2020–2021, 2023)
Mike Wright (2021–2022)
AJ Swann (2022–2023)
Diego Pavia (2024)

v t e Chicago Bears 1956 NFL draft selections
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