Norm Van Brocklin

Full Name: Norman Van Brocklin	Primary Position: P/QB
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/199	College: University of Oregon
Birthdate: March 15, 1926	Date of Death: May 2, 1983	High School: Alcanes (Lafayette, CA)
Birthplace: Eagle Butte, South Dakota	Nickname: The Dutchman
Pro Experience: 12 years
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Norm Van Brocklin (Norman Van Brocklin) was born on March 15, 1926 in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. After going to high school at Alcanes (Lafayette, CA), Van Brocklin attended the University of Oregon. Van Brocklin made his professional debut in the NFL in 1949 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that 1960 was Norm Van Brocklin's best year, as he threw for 2471 yards, tossed 24 TDs, put up a 86.5 passer rating and had a 43.1 yard punt average.

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year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	TD	INT	SKY	RAT
1949	LAM	NFL	8	58	32	55.2	601	10.36	6	2	0	111.4
1950	LAM	NFL	12	233	127	54.5	2061	8.85	18	14	0	85.1
1951	LAM	NFL	12	194	100	51.5	1725	8.89	13	11	0	80.8
1952	LAM	NFL	12	205	113	55.1	1736	8.47	14	17	0	71.5
1953	LAM	NFL	12	286	156	54.5	2393	8.37	19	14	0	84.1
1954	LAM	NFL	12	260	139	53.5	2637	10.14	13	21	0	71.9
1955	LAM	NFL	12	272	144	52.9	1890	6.95	8	15	0	62
1956	LAM	NFL	12	124	68	54.8	966	7.79	7	12	0	59.5
1957	LAM	NFL	12	265	132	49.8	2105	7.94	20	21	0	68.8
1958	PHI	NFL	12	374	198	52.9	2409	6.44	15	20	46	64.1
1959	PHI	NFL	12	340	191	56.2	2617	7.7	16	14	72	79.5
1960	PHI	NFL	12	284	153	53.9	2471	8.7	24	17	96	86.5
12 year NFL career			140	2895	1553	53.6	23611	8.16	173	178	214	75.1

[edit] Punting Stats

year	team	league	games	PT	YDS	LNG	BLK	I20	AVG
1949	LAM	NFL	8	2	91	46	0	0	45.5
1950	LAM	NFL	12	11	466	51	0	0	42.4
1951	LAM	NFL	12	48	1992	62	1	0	41.5
1952	LAM	NFL	12	29	1250	66	0	0	43.1
1953	LAM	NFL	12	60	2529	57	0	0	42.2
1954	LAM	NFL	12	44	1874	61	0	0	42.6
1955	LAM	NFL	12	60	2676	61	0	0	44.6
1956	LAM	NFL	12	48	2070	72	0	0	43.1
1957	LAM	NFL	12	54	2392	71	0	0	44.3
1958	PHI	NFL	12	54	2225	58	1	3	41.2
1959	PHI	NFL	12	53	2263	59	1	2	42.7
1960	PHI	NFL	12	60	2585	70	0	0	43.1
12 year NFL career			140	523	22413	72	3	5	42.9

[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1949	LAM	NFL	8	4	-1	-0.3	0	2
1950	LAM	NFL	12	15	22	1.5	1	16
1951	LAM	NFL	12	7	2	0.3	2	4
1952	LAM	NFL	12	7	-10	-1.4	0	9
1953	LAM	NFL	12	8	11	1.4	0	6
1954	LAM	NFL	12	6	-10	-1.7	0	5
1955	LAM	NFL	12	11	24	2.2	0	9
1956	LAM	NFL	12	4	1	0.3	1	1t
1957	LAM	NFL	12	10	-4	-0.4	4	3
1958	PHI	NFL	12	8	5	0.6	1	2
1959	PHI	NFL	12	11	13	1.2	2	12
1960	PHI	NFL	12	11	-13	-1.2	0	1
12 year NFL career			140	102	40	0.4	11	0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR
1949	LAM	NFL	8	2	1
1950	LAM	NFL	12	6	2
1951	LAM	NFL	12	3	0
1952	LAM	NFL	12	5	2
1953	LAM	NFL	12	3	1
1954	LAM	NFL	12	3	0
1955	LAM	NFL	12	3	2
1956	LAM	NFL	12	2	1
1957	LAM	NFL	12	4	0
1958	PHI	NFL	12	3	1
1959	PHI	NFL	12	4	5
1960	PHI	NFL	12	7	2
12 year NFL career			140	45	17

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Won the AP NFL MVP in 1960
Won the Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) in 1960
Won the UPI MVP in 1960

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