STEVE VAN BURENVan Buren, Stephen W.Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Born: December 28, 1920 La Ceiba, Honduras Died: August 23, 2012 Lancaster, PA High School: Warren Easton (New Orleans, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Louisiana State | |
| 1941 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1942 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1943 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1944 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Relatives: Brother of Ebert Van Buren |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH-LDH | 9 | 6 |
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH-LDH | 10 | 9 |
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH | 9 | 8 |
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH-LDH | 12 | 7 |
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH-DB | 11 | 10 |
| 1949 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1949 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH-RDH? | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1950 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH | 10 | 9 |
| 1951 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1951 PHI NFL | 15 | LOH | 10 | 8 |
| 8 Years (NFL) | 83 | 69 |
| Date | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 4/19/1944 | 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | Draft |
| 8/29/1944 | 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | Signed |
| 8/4/1952 | 1952 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1952 PHI NFL | Reserve (Injured) |
| 6/26/1954 | 1953 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1953 PHI NFL | Retired |
| 9/22/1953 | 1953 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1953 PHI NFL | Reserve/? |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 110 | |
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | ||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1949 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1949 PHI NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1950 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1950 PHI NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1951 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1951 PHI NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 77 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 464 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 80 | 444 | 5.6 | 70t | 5 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 143 | 832 | 5.8 | 69t | 15 | ||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 116 | 529 | 4.6 | 58 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 217 | 1008 | 4.6 | 45 | 13 | ||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 201 | 945 | 4.7 | 29 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1949 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1949 PHI NFL | 263 | 1146 | 4.4 | 41 | 11 | ||||
| 1950 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1950 PHI NFL | 188 | 629 | 3.3 | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 1951 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1951 PHI NFL | 112 | 327 | 2.9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1320 | 5860 | 4.4 | 70t | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 35 | 11.7 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 44t | 2 | ||||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1949 PHI NFL | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 50t | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1950 PHI NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1951 PHI NFL | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 45 | 523 | 11.6 | 50t | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 15 | 230 | 15.3 | 55t | 1 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 34 | 473 | 13.9 | 55t | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 8 | 266 | 33.3 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 13 | 373 | 28.7 | 98t | 1 | ||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 11 | 319 | 29.0 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 13 | 382 | 29.4 | 95t | 1 | ||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 14 | 292 | 20.9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1949 PHI NFL | 12 | 288 | 24.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1950 PHI NFL | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 76 | 2030 | 26.7 | 98t | 3 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1949 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1950 PHI NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1951 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1951 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 34 | 14 | 0 | 14 | -9 | 0 |
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