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4 days ago · Chuck Bednarik, George Blanda, Norm Van Brocklin, Art Donovan, Doak Walker, and Ernie Stautner were all drafted but never played for the new league. Ernie Stautner was deemed ineligible, or he may have played. Doak Walker and Art Donovan took a year off and then played for the NFL once the new league was already dissolved.
4 days ago · Norm Van Brocklin - QB, P Stats: 23,611 Passing Yards, 173 TD, 178 INT, 53.6% Completion Percentage Accolades: MVP, 4x All-Pro, 9x Pro-Bowl, Passing Yards Leader, NFL record for most passing yards ...
5 days ago · Even though quarterbacks are taking more pass attempts every day, Norm Van Brocklin still holds the single-game record for the most passing yards with 554. That’s just how great he was back...
1 day ago · Van Brocklin came to Philadelphia and agreed to play through 1960 with an understanding that, upon his retirement as a player, he would succeed Shaw as head coach. Ownership, however, opted to promote assistant coach Nick Skorich instead, and Van Brocklin quit the organization in a fit of pique, instead becoming head coach of the expansion ...
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5 days ago · In the early 1950s the Rams featured a high-powered offense starring quarterback Norm Van Brocklin and ends Elroy Hirsch and Tom Fears, all future Hall of Famers. The team posted no losing seasons between 1950 and 1955, and they defeated the Browns to win the 1951 NFL championship.
3 days ago · Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: http://theathletic.com/tifo The NFL’s single-game passing record has stood since 1951.Follow Tifo Sports:TikTok: @tifo...
