Norm Van Brocklin

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Norm Van Brocklin
Norm Van Brocklin 1974.JPG
Van Brocklin (1974)
Positions:
Quarterback ,
Punter 		Jersey numbers:
11, 25
born March 15, 1926 in Eagle Butte , South Dakota
died on May 2, 1983 in Social Circle , Georgia
Career information
Active : 1949 - 1960
NFL Draft : 1949 / Round: 4 / Pick: 37
College : Oregon
Teams

as a player

as a trainer

Career statistics
Full passports     1,553 of 2,895 passes for 53.6%
Yards * Quarterback rating     23,611 yards * 75.1
Touchdowns Interceptions     173 to 178
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Norman Mack Van Brocklin (* 15. March 1926 in Eagle Butte , South Dakota ; † 2. May 1983 in Social Circle , Georgia , nicknamed "The Dutchman") was an American American football players and coaches.

Norm Van Brocklin played from 1949 to 1958 as quarterback and punter for the then Los Angeles Rams and from 1958 to 1960 for the Philadelphia Eagles . Van Brocklin holds the record for the most yards thrown in a game with 554 yards to date (2018).

As a coach he was from 1961 to 1966 with the Minnesota Vikings and from 1968 to 1974 with the Atlanta Falcons . In 1971 Van Brocklin was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame .

successes

Van Brocklin was elected nine times to the Pro Bowl and four times to the All-Pro . He was twice (with different teams, which Peyton Manning succeeded in February 2016 after him ) champion of the NFL (1951, 1960) and was voted Most Valuable Player in 1960.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_single_game.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=221
NFL 1950s All-Decade Team

Otto Graham  | Bobby Layne  | Norm Van Brocklin  | Frank Gifford  | Ollie Matson  | Hugh McElhenny  | Lenny Moore  | Alan Ameche  | Joe Perry  | Raymond Berry  | Tom Fears  | Bobby Walston  | Elroy Hirsch  | Rosey Brown  | Bob St. Clair  | Dick Barwegan  | Jim Parker  | Dick Stanfel  | Chuck Bednarik  | Len Ford  | Gino Marchetti  | Kind Donovan  | Leo Nomellini  | Ernie Stautner  | Joe Fortunato  | Bill George  | Sam Huff  | Joe Schmidt  | Jack Butler  | Dick Lane  | Jack Christiansen  | Yale Lary  | Emlen Tunnell  | Lou Groza

Philadelphia Eagles members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


Chuck Bednarik (1967) | Bert Bell (1963) | Bob Brown (2004) | Cris Carter (2013) | Brian Dawkins (2018) | Richard Dent (2011) | Mike Ditka (1988) | Bill Hewitt (1971) | Claude Humphrey (2014) | Sonny Jurgensen (1983) | James Lofton (2003) | Ollie Matson (1972) | Tommy McDonald (1998) | Art Monk (2008) | Greasy Neale (1969) | Terrell Owens (2018) | Pete Pihos (1970) | Jim Ringo (1981) | Norm Van Brocklin (1971) | Steve Van Buren (1965) | Reggie White (2006) | Alex Wojciechowicz (1968)

Cleveland Rams / Los Angeles Rams / St. Louis Rams members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


George Allen (2002) | Bob Brown (2004) | Eric Dickerson (1999) | Marshall Faulk (2011) | Tom Fears (1970) | Bill George (1974) | Sid Gillman (1983) | Elroy Hirsch (1968) | David "Deacon" Jones (1980) | Dick Lane (1974) | James Lofton (2003) | Tom Mack (1999) | Ollie Matson (1972) | Tommy McDonald (1998) | Joe Namath (1985) | Merlin Olsen (1982) | Orlando Pace (2016) | Dan Reeves (1967) | Les Richter (2011) | Andy Robustelli (1971) | Tex Schramm (1991) | Jackie Slater (2001) | Aeneas Williams (2014) | Norm Van Brocklin (1971) | Kurt Warner (2017) | Bob Waterfield (1965) | Ron Yary (2001) | Jack Youngblood (2001)

personal data
SURNAME Brocklin, Norm Van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brocklin, Norman Mack Van (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Eagle Butte , South Dakota , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 2nd 1983
Place of death Social Circle , Georgia , United States