Laverne Torczon
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 1, 1936 Columbus, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | April 18, 2015 (aged 79) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Platte Center (NE) | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1957 / round: 18 / pick: 211 (By the Cleveland Browns) | ||||||||
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Laverne Joseph "Tarzan" Torczon (Pronounced: "TORE-sun") (January 1, 1936 – April 18, 2015) was an American football defensive end.[1] He played college football at the University of Nebraska, and played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the New York Titans/Jets, and the Miami Dolphins. He was the Sporting News selection as an AFL All-League defensive end in 1960 and played in the 1961 AFL All-Star game.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LaVerne Torczon". columbustelegram.com. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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- 1936 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Columbus, Nebraska
- Players of American football from Nebraska
- American football defensive ends
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- New York Titans (AFL) players
- New York Jets players
- Miami Dolphins players
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League All-League players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs