Steve Van Buren
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[edit] Biography
Steve Van Buren (Stephen W. Van Buren) After going to high school at Warren Easton (New Orleans, LA), Van Buren attended Louisiana State University. Van Buren made his professional debut in the NFL in 1944 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles for his entire 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1945 was Steve Van Buren's best year, as he ran for 832 yards and ran in 15 TDs.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 80 | 444 | 5.6 | 5 | 70t |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 143 | 832 | 5.8 | 15 | 69t |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 116 | 529 | 4.6 | 5 | 58 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 217 | 1008 | 4.6 | 13 | 45 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 201 | 945 | 4.7 | 10 | 29 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 263 | 1146 | 4.4 | 11 | 41 |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 188 | 629 | 3.3 | 4 | 41 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 112 | 327 | 2.9 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 1320 | 5860 | 4.4 | 69 | 0 | ||
[edit] Interception Stats
| year | team | league | games | INT | YDS | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 5 | 47 | 13 | 0 |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 0 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 2 | 44t |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 33 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 0 | 35 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 34 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 4 | 88 | 22 | 1 | 50t |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 45 | 523 | 11.6 | 3 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 15 | 230 | 15.3 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 14 | 154 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 34 | 473 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 34 | 14 | 0 | -9 | 0 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.5 | ||
[edit] Punting Stats
| year | team | league | games | PT | YDS | LNG | BLK | TB | I20 | NET | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1945 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | PHI | NFL | 9 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 1947 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | PHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | PHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHI | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 83 | 2 | 76 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
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