Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1944 24 PHI NFL LH 9 6 80 444 5 70 5.6 49.3 8.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 80 5.6 444 5 AP-1
1945 25 PHI NFL LH 10 9 143 832 15 69 5.8 83.2 14.3 10 123 12.3 2 44 1.0 12.3 153 6.2 955 17 7 AP-1
1946 26 PHI NFL LH 9 8 116 529 5 58 4.6 58.8 12.9 6 75 12.5 0 33 0.7 8.3 122 5.0 604 5 8
1947 27 PHI NFL LH 12 7 217 1008 13 45 4.6 84.0 18.1 9 79 8.8 0 35 0.8 6.6 226 4.8 1087 13 4 AP-1
1948 28 PHI NFL LH 11 8 201 945 10 29 4.7 85.9 18.3 10 96 9.6 0 34 0.9 8.7 211 4.9 1041 10 6 AP-1
1949 29 PHI NFL LH 12 10 263 1146 11 41 4.4 95.5 21.9 4 88 22.0 1 50 0.3 7.3 267 4.6 1234 12 3 AP-1
1950 30 PHI NFL LH 10 10 188 629 4 41 3.3 62.9 18.8 2 34 17.0 0 29 0.2 3.4 190 3.5 663 4 3
1951 31 PHI NFL LH 10 6 112 327 6 17 2.9 32.7 11.2 4 28 7.0 0 18 0.4 2.8 116 3.1 355 6 3
8 Yrs 83 64 1320 5860 69 70 4.4 70.6 15.9 45 523 11.6 3 50 0.5 6.3 1365 4.7 6383 72 34
17 Game Avg 17 13 270 1200 14 70 4.4 70.6 15.9 9 107 11.6 1 50 0.5 6.3 280 1.0 1307 15
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1947 27 PHI NFL LH 2 2 36 71 1 9 2.0 35.5 18.0 4 29 7.3 1 15 2.0 14.5 40 2.5 100 2 0
1948 28 PHI NFL LH 1 0 26 98 1 12 3.8 98.0 26.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 3.8 98 1 1
1949 29 PHI NFL LH 1 1 31 196 0 49 6.3 196.0 31.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 6.3 196 0 0
3 Yrs 4 3 93 365 2 49 3.9 91.3 23.3 4 29 7.3 1 15 1.0 7.3 97 4.1 394 3 1
17 Game Avg 17 13 395 1551 9 49 3.9 91.3 23.3 17 123 7.3 4 15 1.0 7.3 412 17.3 1675 13 4
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
1944+24PHILH15961523015515.3826619733.3987AP1
1945+25PHILH151091415402411.01337319828.71478AP1
194626PHILH159858915017.81131906329.01012
1947+27PHILH1512701338219529.41465AP1
1948+28PHILH1511801429203420.91365AP1
1949+29PHILH15121001228803524.01522AP1
195030PHILH1510100511002622.0774
Career83643447325513.976203039826.78958
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1947+27PHILH22011201212.052
Career43011201212.0112

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1944 24 PHI NFL LH 9 6 5 47 0 13 0 0.0 0 AP-1
1945 25 PHI NFL LH 10 9 1 2 0 2 7 2 -6 0 0.0 0 AP-1
1946 26 PHI NFL LH 9 8 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0.0 0
1947 27 PHI NFL LH 12 7 1 0 0 0 4 1 -4 0 0.0 0 AP-1
1948 28 PHI NFL LH 11 8 2 32 0 20 6 4 0 0 0.0 0 AP-1
1950 30 PHI NFL LH 10 10 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0
8 Yrs 83 64 9 81 0 20 34 14 -9 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 2 17 0 20 0 0.0 0
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Kicking

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Kicking Table
Scoring
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS FGA FGM XPA XPM XP% Awards
1945 25 PHI NFL LH 10 9 0 0 2 2 100.0 AP-1
8 Yrs 83 64 0 0 2 2 100.0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 100.0

Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate 4QC GWD Awards
1945 25 PHI NFL LH 10 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 AP-1
1946 26 PHI NFL LH 9 8 1 1 100.0 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 35.0 35.00 35.0 3.9 118.7 0 0
1948 28 PHI NFL LH 11 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 AP-1
8 Yrs 83 64 1 3 33.3 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 11.7 11.67 35.0 0.4 78.5 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 1 33.3 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 11.7 11.67 35.0 0.4 78.5 0 0

Punting

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Punting Table
Punting
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Awards
1944 24 PHI NFL LH 9 6 1 35 35.0 35 0 AP-1
1946 26 PHI NFL LH 9 8 1 41 41.0 41 0
8 Yrs 83 64 2 76 38.0 41 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 16 38.0 41 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1944 24 PHI NFL LH 9 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 4.7 AP-1
1945 25 PHI NFL LH 10 9 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 2 2 0 0 0 110 11.0 AP-1
1946 26 PHI NFL LH 9 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 4.0
1947 27 PHI NFL LH 12 7 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 7.0 AP-1
1948 28 PHI NFL LH 11 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 5.5 AP-1
1949 29 PHI NFL LH 12 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 6.0 AP-1
1950 30 PHI NFL LH 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.4
1951 31 PHI NFL LH 10 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.6
8 Yrs 83 64 69 3 2 3 0 0 0 77 0 2 2 0 0 0 464 5.6
17 Game Avg 17 13 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 5.6
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1947 27 PHI NFL LH 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.0
1948 28 PHI NFL LH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0
3 Yrs 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.5
17 Game Avg 17 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 4.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Steve Van Buren born?

Steve Van Buren was born on December 28, 1920.

How tall was Steve Van Buren?

Steve Van Buren was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Steve Van Buren weigh when playing?

Steve Van Buren weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Is Steve Van Buren in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Van Buren was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1965.

How many games did Steve Van Buren play?

Steve Van Buren played 83 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Steve Van Buren have?

Steve Van Buren had 1,320 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Steve Van Buren have?

Steve Van Buren had 5,860 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Steve Van Buren won?

Steve Van Buren never won a Super Bowl.

When did Steve Van Buren retire?

Steve Van Buren last played in 1951.

What are Steve Van Buren's nicknames?

Wham Bam, Supersonic Steve, Blockbuster are nicknames for Steve Van Buren.