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  1. Norman Mack Van Brocklin (March 15, 1926 – May 2, 1983), nicknamed " the Dutchman ", was an American professional football player, coach and executive. He played as a quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He spent his first nine seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and his final three with the Philadelphia ...

  2. May 5, 1983 · The stories of Van Brocklin the coach and his abuse and mistreatment of players somehow must be balanced against Van Brocklin the man and father. The coach who called any player who failed a "she" was the same man who raised three children of his own and then adopted three more, ranging in age from 15 months to five years, when the Atlanta ...

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  3. Feb 6, 2018 · Van Brocklin and his wife had three children. Lynne, 66, lives in Atlanta, and Judy is deceased. Shortly before the family left Minnesota for Atlanta, the Van Brocklins adopted three children.

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  4. Since Norm Van Brocklin died in 1983, Vanderyt did not attend. But as this season wore on, the idea of revisiting the site of one of her family's fondest memories took root. And finally, she decided. She would invite her three children and their spouses and her four grandchildren to join her in a long-awaited return to an Eagles game.

  5. Dec 11, 2021 · Her father – Norm Van Brocklin, the quarterback who was the NFL’s most valuable player and the Eagles’ jagged-edge leader during their 1960 championship season – had died of a heart attack, at 57, in 1983. Those who knew or knew of Van Brocklin through his football career saw him in just one dimension: a rock-ribbed he-man among he-men ...

  6. Norm Van Brocklin was a standout quarterback for 12 seasons in the National Football League, the first nine with the Los Angeles Rams. Then he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958 and, within three years, the “Dutchman” had guided the Eagles to the NFL championship. Without a doubt it was his finest performance in a brilliant career.

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  8. Jul 23, 2015 · The Eagles finished the season with the league’s best record, 10-2. Van Brocklin finished second in the league in TD passes, passing yards and passer rating; leading the Eagles to six come from ...

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