Norm Van Brocklin
Norman Mack Van Brocklin "The Dutchman"
Born: March 15, 1926
Eagle Butte, SD USA
Deceased: May 2, 1983
Social Circle, GA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: Oregon
High School: Acalanes (Lafayette, CA)
Career: 1949-1960
Drafted: 1949 in Round 4, #37 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971
Coaching record
Norm Van Brocklin played from 1949 to 1960 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Van Brocklin threw for 23,611 yards in his career, completing 1,553 of 2,895 passes with 173 touchdowns and 178 interceptions. He also ran for 40 yards in 102 attempts with 11 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 601 | 10.4 | 6 | 10.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 51 | 111.4 |
1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 233 | 127 | 54.5 | 2061 | 8.8 | 18 | 7.7 | 14 | 6.0 | 58 | 85.1 |
1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 194 | 100 | 51.5 | 1725 | 8.9 | 13 | 6.7 | 11 | 5.7 | 81 | 80.8 |
1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 205 | 113 | 55.1 | 1736 | 8.5 | 14 | 6.8 | 17 | 8.3 | 84 | 71.5 |
1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 286 | 156 | 54.5 | 2393 | 8.4 | 19 | 6.6 | 14 | 4.9 | 70 | 84.1 |
1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 260 | 139 | 53.5 | 2637 | 10.1 | 13 | 5.0 | 21 | 8.1 | 80 | 71.9 |
1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 272 | 144 | 52.9 | 1890 | 6.9 | 8 | 2.9 | 15 | 5.5 | 74 | 62.0 |
1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 124 | 68 | 54.8 | 966 | 7.8 | 7 | 5.6 | 12 | 9.7 | 58 | 59.5 |
1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 265 | 132 | 49.8 | 2105 | 7.9 | 20 | 7.5 | 21 | 7.9 | 70 | 68.8 |
1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 374 | 198 | 52.9 | 2409 | 6.4 | 15 | 4.0 | 20 | 5.3 | 91 | 64.1 |
1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 340 | 191 | 56.2 | 2617 | 7.7 | 16 | 4.7 | 14 | 4.1 | 71 | 79.5 |
1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 284 | 153 | 53.9 | 2471 | 8.7 | 24 | 8.5 | 17 | 6.0 | 64 | 86.5 |
Totals | 2895 | 1553 | 53.6 | 23611 | 8.2 | 173 | 6.0 | 178 | 6.1 | 91 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 2 | 0 |
1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 16 | 1 |
1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 2 |
1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | -10 | -1.4 | 9 | 0 |
1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 |
1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 5 | 0 |
1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 |
1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | -4 | -0.4 | 3 | 4 |
1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 |
1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 12 | 2 |
1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | -13 | -1.2 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 102 | 40 | 0.4 | 16 | 11 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 46 |
1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 466 | 42.4 | 51 |
1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 48 | 1992 | 41.5 | 62 |
1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 29 | 1250 | 43.1 | 66 |
1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 60 | 2529 | 42.2 | 57 |
1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 44 | 1874 | 42.6 | 61 |
1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 60 | 2676 | 44.6 | 61 |
1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 48 | 2070 | 43.1 | 72 |
1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 54 | 2392 | 44.3 | 71 |
1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 54 | 2225 | 41.2 | 58 |
1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 53 | 2263 | 42.7 | 59 |
1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 60 | 2585 | 43.1 | 70 |
Totals | 523 | 22413 | 42.9 | 72 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
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1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 |
1950 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 6 |
1951 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 2 |
1952 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 6 |
1953 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 |
1954 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 11 |
1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 |
1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 4 |
1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 |
1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 |
1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 |
1960 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
1960 - AP MVP
1960 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1960 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1960 - UPI MVP
Honors
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - The Sporting News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)