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LaVern Torgeson
LaVern Earl Torgeson
Position: LB-C
Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1929 in La Crosse, WA
College: Washington St. (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (58th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 55 (1254th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1082. Brock Marion… #1083. Lonnie Warwick… #1084. Willie Gault… #1085. LAVERN TORGESON… #1086. Ray Brown… #1087. Dale Meinert… #1088. Marvcus Patton… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1951 | 22 | DET | C/RLB | 53 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 23 | DET | RLB | 53 | 12 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 24 | DET | RLB | 53 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1954* | 25 | DET | RLB | 53 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1955* | 26 | WAS | LLB | 53 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| 1956* | 27 | WAS | RLB | 53 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 28 | WAS | RLB | 53 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career | 82 | 18 | 211 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | DET | 47 | 0 | 13 | 160 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 35 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1957 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
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