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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 State
3-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (58th overall) of the 1951 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1951 | 22 | DET | C/RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 23 | DET | RLB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 24 | DET | RLB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1954* | 25 | DET | RLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 1955* | 26 | WAS | LLB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1956* | 27 | WAS | RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 28 | WAS | RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 82 | 0 | 18 | 211 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | DET | 47 | 0 | 13 | 160 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 35 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 23 | DET | RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 82 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Intercept. Ret. TD |
Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1954 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1955 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1957 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL |