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LARBROCKLIN0

Norm Van Brocklin

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · QB

Norm Van Brocklin recorded 128 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

179.8

pass yds/gm

0.3

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

128

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Norm Van Brocklin's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1951
N
NYY
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SEP 28, 1951

NYY vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1951

554 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1950
DETROITLIONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 29, 1950

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1950

293 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1952
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 16, 1952

Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1952

308 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1957
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 15, 1957

Indianapolis Colts vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1957

328 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1957
GREEN BAYPACKERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 8, 1957

Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1957

253 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Norm Van Brocklin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 554 passing yards · 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1951
N
NYY
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SEP 28, 1951

NYY vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1951

554 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 18 rushing yards

Regular Season
1950
N
NYY
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SEP 22, 1950

NYY vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1950

175 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Norm Van Brocklin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1972

01
LARBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
LARJONES—Deacon Jones
LAROLSEN—Merlin Olsen

Wide-open offense gives way to a legendary line

Los Angeles Rams · Stars and the Fearsome Foursome

Los Angeles produced record crowds, prolific passing and one of football's most feared defensive fronts.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1950–1975

02
PHIBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
PHIBEDNARIK—Chuck Bednarik
PHIMCDONALD—Tommy McDonald

Bednarik's last great team interrupts a dynasty

Philadelphia Eagles · The 1960 title and the long decline

Philadelphia defeated Lombardi's Packers for the 1960 championship, then spent most of the next fifteen years searching for another core.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

NFL passing yards leader · 195411 NFL seasons132 career games23,010 career passing yards167 career passing touchdowns41 career rushing yards11 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 06 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1950Most recent: Dec 26, 1960

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.