William "Buster" O'Brien (1979) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

William "Buster" O'Brien

Induction:
1979
Class:
1968

From Virginia Beach, Va., O'Brien was one of UR's all-time great quarterbacks. He was fourth in career total offense (4,302 yards) and led the Spiders to the 1968 Tangerine Bowl championship, passing for 447 yards on 39 completions. He was fourth in career passing yardage (4,424) and held the record with 21 TD passes in 1968. Buster's 34 career TD tosses was third on UR's all-time list. He set an all-time record for total offense in one game with 486 yards. Buster is a two-time All-Southern Conference selection and Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1968. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.