LaVern Torgeson
LaVern Earl Torgeson
Born: February 28, 1929
La Crosse, WA USA
Deceased: March 23, 2015
Position: LB-C
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215
College: Washington St.
High School: LaCrosse (WA)
Career: 1951-1957
Drafted: 1951 in Round 5, #58 overall by the Detroit Lions
LaVern Torgeson played from 1951 to 1957 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Torgeson accounted for 6 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 34 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 211 | 11.7 | 34 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
