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	Norm Van Brocklin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Van Brocklin was also an All-American selection in 1948, the year he finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting.
		Van Brocklin was selected in the fourth round (37th overall) of the 1949 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
		Van Brocklin cut his ties with the Eagles after his belief that the team had reneged on an agreement to name him head coach to replace the retiring Buck Shaw.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin (943 words)

	Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Norm Van Brocklin was a standout quarterback for 12 seasons in the National Football League, the first nine with the Los Angeles Rams.
		Still, Van Brocklin won the NFL passing title in both 1950 and 1952, even though he was playing only half of the time on offense.
		It was also in 1951 that Van Brocklin threw a 73-yard pass to Tom Fears that gave the Rams a 24-17 victory over the Browns and the only NFL title the Rams had won since moving to Los Angeles.
	www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=221 (364 words)

	Van Brocklin, Norm - MSN Encarta
		Van Brocklin’s performance in the 1951 title game against the Cleveland Browns, however, was the highlight of the season, as his 73-yard touchdown pass to Tom Fears sealed the Rams’ 24-17 victory.
		Van Brocklin won a second passing title in 1952, with 1736 yards and a 55.1 percent completion rate, and when Waterfield retired after that season, Van Brocklin took sole custody of the team’s quarterbacking.
		In 1958 Van Brocklin was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was given complete control of the team’s offense.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761596579/Van_Brocklin_Norm.html (424 words)

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		Van Brocklin follows this toss with a pass to Dean for 22 yards, which moves the ball to the Packer 8.
		Van Brocklin is sacked for a seven-yard loss;however, he follows with a 13-yard pass to Barnes.
		Van Brocklin says: 'I hope this doesn't sound like sour grapes, but I thought they (the Packers) were going to be a better team than they showed us.
	www.angelfire.com /hiphop2/soulmate/index.html (2108 words)

	- Hall of Champions
		Nicknamed "The Dutchman," Van Brocklin was born in South Dakota but attended high school in Walnut Creek, California, and played college ball at Oregon under the great Len Casanova.
		Van Brocklin's eventual departure from the Rams was brought about by a coach-player dispute that few fans of today, when coaches communicate with quarterbacks by radio, would even understand.
		Norm Van Brocklin was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1971, while he was still actively coaching.
	planetrams.5u.com /hall1.html (1360 words)

	NFL.com: NFL Insider — Van Brocklin's record turns 50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When Van Brocklin got his chance to take center stage on opening night of the 1951 season, he grabbed the spotlight, passing for an NFL-record 554 yards in Los Angeles's 54-14 rout of the New York Yanks at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
		Van Brocklin's record-setting performance earned him the start against Cleveland, and he teamed with Hirsch on a 34-yard touchdown pass to cap the Rams' first possession.
		Van Brocklin completed only 6 of 17 passes for 129 yards and was intercepted twice.
	www.nfl.com /insider/2001/vanbrocklin_092601.html (890 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		Norm Van Brocklin didn't score a point as the Philadelphia Eagles outfinessed the Green Bay Packers for the National Football League championship at Franklin Field on this surprisingly warm and pleasant afternoon.
		They looked disaster in the eye in the opening minute when a lateral by Van Brocklin was plucked out of the air by Bill Quinlan of the Packers for a first down on the Eagle 14.
		If there was to be a secondary hero to Van Brocklin, he had to be Chuck Bednarik, a 35-year-old iron man who played on both offensive and defensive platoons for every scrimmage play.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/12.26.html (761 words)

	History: Norm Van Brocklin’s record-setting 554 yards - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		One of the greatest opening day performances came in 1951 when Hall of Fame quarterback Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams threw for a record 554 yards.
		Van Brocklin received the start that day when veteran Bob Waterfield, also a member of the Hall, was injured.
		The "Dutchman," as Van Brocklin was nicknamed, made the most of his opportunity.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/decades/1950s/norm_van_brocklin.jsp (178 words)

	Charlotte Observer \| 11/12/2006 \| CARD COOLNESS: 1954 Bowman Norm Van Brocklin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But his Hall of Fame ticket was punched based on his career as a quarterback, which spanned 1949-60 with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles.
		Van Brocklin won passing titles with the Rams in 1950, '52 and '54.
		He threw for 554 yards in a game against the old New York Yanks in '51; that same year, his 73-yard TD pass against the Browns gave the Rams their first NFL title in Los Angeles.
	www.charlotte.com /mld/observer/sports/15993002.htm (125 words)

	Mr. Cheer Or Die's Viking Underground: "The Entry that Started It All" by Mr. Cheer Or Die
		The coach at that time was Norm Van Brocklin and it seems Norm had a nasty way of cutting players during camp.
		Van Brocklins' favorite spot seemed to be the team bus as the team would return to Bemidji after a pre-season game.
		Van Brocklin was also famous for his "two-beer" rule during training camp.
	blog.lib.umn.edu /maasx003/Vikings/046417.html (579 words)

	Philadelphia Eagles Legends
		Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin with the help of Tommy McDonald and Pete Retzlaff took Philadelphia to the NFL championship.
		Norm Van Brocklin was named the tournament’s MVP after passing for 2500 yards in 1960.
		Brocklin finished his NFL career in 1975 with 32,224 passing yards.
	www.eagles-roster.com /Legends.php (322 words)

	College Football Hall of Fame
		Norm Van Brocklin was calm under the pressures of a charging defense.
		Norm was gifted with a peripheral vision that allowed him to take into view the entire panorama of play.
		Norm did go on to become a professional coach, continuing to use his fine tactical mind in football's ultimate leadership role.
	www.collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=40091 (211 words)

	Collier: On the eve of this new season, don't forget to toast 'Peggy' Parratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The record for most passing yards in a game by one quarterback was set Sept. 28, 1951, by Norm Van Brocklin of the then-Los Angeles Rams.
		Van Brocklin threw for 554 yards in the course of one afternoon, a figure that even with the most sophisticated pass offenses of today running at full throttle, isn't likely to be approached.
		Some experts believe the 554 passing yards Van Brocklin piled up that day were due in part to the opposition, the New York Yanks, who, you would assume, had Phil Rizzuto playing free safety.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06244/717985-150.stm (1185 words)

	norm — FactMonster.com
		norm, authoritative rule or standard by which something is judged and on that basis approved or disapproved.
		, evaluate such rules; in sociology, social and institutional norms, more communal and less formal than laws, are studied in relation to conformity, and to anomie or normlessness.
		anomie - anomie, a social condition characterized by instability, the breakdown of social norms,...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/society/A0835880.html (152 words)

	Philadelphia Eagles (1933-Present)
		Steve Van Buren leads NFL with 838 rushing yards and 110 points, as the Eagles finish in 2nd place again with a 7-3 record.
		With Pete Retzlaff and Tommy McDonald his chief targets, QB Norm Van Brocklin becomes one of the league's top passers as the Eagles finish with a 7-5 record and finish in a 2nd place tie with the Cleveland Browns.
		Spurring on the Eagles is QB Norm Van Brocklin who has a spectacular season by passing for 2,471 yards, and Chuck Bednarik who plays 60 minutes a game at Center and Linebacker.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/philly/eagles.html (7521 words)

	Patrick Reusse : To coin a cliché, let's take it one era at a time
		Norm Van Brocklin, the first coach in 1961, took a dislike to his scrambling, self-promoting rookie quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, very early in their relationship.
		What we might have at the moment is the most mysterious Vikings situation since Van Brocklin debuted his expansion outfit on Sept. 17, 1961, at Met Stadium.
		We were naïve NFL fans out here in the boondocks, and we figured right then that Van Brocklin was going to make an immediate transition from title-winning quarterback in Philadelphia to title-winning coach in Minnesota.
	www.startribune.com /510/story/661767.html (911 words)

	Philadelphia Eagles History
		From 1947 to 1949, Steve Van Buren, Pete Pihos and Bosh Pritchard united and with an overwhelming defense took Philadelphia into the NFL championship.
		Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin who was also playing his final season became the league’s Most Valuable Player after passing 2500 yards.
		Van Brocklin publicly announced his withdrawal at the end of the season.
	www.eagles-roster.com /TeamHistory.php (436 words)

	Eagles by the Decade: 1953-62 — ConcreteField.com Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Van Brocklin was worth the price, taking almost total control of the offense and leading the Eagles to a championship in 1960.
		DE Norm Willey recovered a fumble in the end zone and safety Jerry Norton returned an interception 69 yards for a TD.
		Norm Van Brocklin was close behind at 54.3.
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	Minnesota Vikings Head Coaches
		The Vikings first coach was Norm Van Brocklin.
		While coaching the team Fran Tarkenton, the quarterback never seen eye to eye with Norm Van Brocklin an his play calling and execution.
		After Norm Van Brocklin announced his resignation, general manager Jim Finks called Winnipeg and invited Harry P. Grant to coach one of the worlds's most confused football teams.
	user.cybrzn.com /~gary/coach1.html (785 words)

	Purple Pride
		Norm Van Brocklin was chosen as the team's head coach and on December 27, during the first college draft, the newly formed NFL franchise from Minnesota selected Tommy Mason, a running back out of Tulane, a defensive back named Ed Sharockman and a young quarterback by the name of Fran Tarkenton.
		By the end of the Vikings' 1966 season, the team had chalked up a record of 29 wins, 51 losses and 4 ties under the leadership of Coach Norm Van Brocklin who announced his retirement at the end of the season.
		Van Brocklin's departure was the first wave of change for the Vikings who saw their quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, traded to the New York Giants the following month.
	www.psacard.com /articles/article4024.chtml (2841 words)

	SI.com - NFL - The Class of 2006: John Madden (cont.) - Saturday August 5, 2006 1:11PM
		It was after one of his early-morning treatment sessions that he ran into Eagles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, who often came in several hours before practice during the week to study game films of the Eagles' next opponent.
		Before long, Van Brocklin was dissecting the film for the rookie, pointing out the vulnerabilities of the opposing defense.
		He spent nearly every morning with Van Brocklin and received a football education in the process.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/football/nfl/07/26/madden0723/1.html (636 words)

	Then & Now: 125 Years of conflict and culture at the UofO
		Not surprisingly, Pre was a member of the first class of the University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
		Known as "the Dutchman," Norm Van Brocklin was the University of Oregon's first All-American quarterback.
		Van Brocklin was a member of the first class of the University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
	jcomm.uoregon.edu /~russial/cyberj/thenandnow/athletes.html (1189 words)

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		Donovan McNabb is the most successful Eagles Quarterback since Norm van Brocklin.
		If his steady improvement continues, Norm van Brocklin will not warrant a comparison.
		The young man from Syracuse looked straight ahead, faced down this jeering ensemble of boisterous malcontents and, with the broad smile that we have come to know, gave the thumbs-up.
	home.comcast.net /~bobgonzalez/McNabbPlainTalk.htm (358 words)

	Ask the Falcons - 2/15/05
		A: Though players don't enter the Hall of Fame as a member of a team, per se, no player who has spent the majority of his career with the Falcons is in the Hall of Fame.
		Van Brocklin is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his NFL playing career as a quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams (1949-57) and Philadelphia Eagles (1958-60).
		Center Jeff Van Note (8), Humphrey (7), offensive tackle Mike Kenn (6) and linebacker Tommy Nobis (5) have received the most preliminary nominations from players who spent the majority of their career with the Falcons.
	www.atlantafalcons.com /fans/article.jsp?id=4705 (1264 words)

	Vanderbilt University Alumni Publications: Vanderbilt Magazine
		The most unique coach on that list was the late Norm Van Brocklin.
		“Norm named Charlie ‘The Tall Healer.’ Our orthopedic surgeon, Dr. James Funk, was about 5’6” and Norm nicknamed him ‘The Mini Healer.’” Van Brocklin, a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback during his playing days, was from the old school, and was known as “Stormin’ Norman” for good reason.
		Despite Van Brocklin’s volatile temper—he once threatened to throw Harrison off the team plane but later apologized—the Tall Healer still has fond memories.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /alumni/publications/vanmag12.htm (1853 words)

	RAM QB's THRU THE YEARS
		From 1949-52 the Los Angeles Rams likely had,in Norm Van Brocklin and Bob Waterfield, the greatest quarterback tandem in league history.
		It started with Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklin and picked up a lot of steam with Munson and Gabriel.
		On Norm Van Brocklin's record of 554 yards passing in a single game.
	members.tripod.com /~mydamrams/index-234.html (1307 words)

	NFL Players Association - About Us - NFLPA History
		By November 1956, a majority of players in the league had signed authorizations to allow Miller and the new NFLPA to represent them.Their first meeting took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York in November of 1956 in conjunction with a game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants.
		Representative Creighton Miller later recalled how he and fellow reps Kyle Rote and Norm Van Brocklin were received: "We made arrangements with the Commissioner to go to Philadelphia during the owners' meeting...
		He worked closely with Jeff Van Note (NFLPA President 1983), Tom Condon (NFLPA President 1984-1986) and Marvin Powell (NFLPA President 1986-1988) to meet with and poll the players on their bargaining objectives in preparation for the expiration of the 1982 CBA in 1987.
	www.nflpa.org /AboutUs/NFLPA_History.aspx (7284 words)

	Bet on NFL, History of St. Louis Rams - St. Louis Rams Football History
		Starring during the era were wide receiver Tom Fears and quarterback-punter Norm Van Brocklin, both eventual Hall of Fame members.
		The Rams were one of the NFC's most consistent teams during the 1970s and 1980s, reaching the playoffs 14 times from 1973 to 1989 and capturing a league-record seven consecutive division titles from 1973 to 1979.
		From 1949 to 1951 Waterfield and fellow quarterback Norm Van Brocklin guided the Rams to three consecutive Western Division championships.
	www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /football_history/rams.cfm (930 words)

	VikingsTailgate.com- Vikings Team Video Yearbooks, Highlights
		Fresh off an NFL Championship as the QB of the Philly Birds, coac Norm Van Brocklin put in a game plan that allowed rookie QB Fran Tarkenton to pass for 250 yards and the Vikes stunned the Bears 37-13.
		The Vikings stumble out of the gate going winless through their first 4 games,on the way to a disappointing 4-9-1 record, which landed them in last place in the West.
		Following the disappointing season Coach Norm Van Brocklin resigns, and QB Fran Tarkenton is traded to the New York Giants for several draft picks.
	www.vikingstailgate.com /video_collection_highlights.php (5564 words)

	NFL.com - NFL Insider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If profanity was electricity, former coach Norm Van Brocklin was Thomas Edison.
		The first and only time we miked him for a game was in 1971 when he was coaching the Atlanta Falcons.
		When we showed Van Brocklin the finished feature, he just shook his head and said, "Vulgarity shouldn't be a consistent part of anyone's vocabulary." Then he looked me in the eye and said, "But there is a time when it's the best [bleeping] way to express yourself."
	www.nfl.com /insider/story/5891425 (763 words)

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