LaVern Torgeson

LaVern Earl "Torgy" Torgeson (February 28, 1929 – March 20, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Washington State from 1948 through 1950. Torgeson played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, principally as a linebacker, for the Detroit Lions from 1951 to 1954 and for the Washington Redskins from 1955 to 1957.

LaVern Torgeson
No. 53
Position:Linebacker, center
Personal information
Born:(1929-02-28)February 28, 1929
La Crosse, Washington, U.S.
Died:March 20, 2015(2015-03-20) (aged 86)
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
College:Washington State
NFL draft:1951 / Round: 5 / Pick: 58
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Washington Redskins (1959–1961)
    Assistant
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (1962–1968)
    Assistant
  • Los Angeles Rams (1969–1970)
    Assistant
  • Washington Redskins (1971–1977)
    Assistant
  • Los Angeles Rams (1978–1980)
    Assistant
  • Washington Redskins (1981–1993)
    Assistant
  • Frankfurt Galaxy (1996)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI)
  • 2× NFL champion (1952, 1953)
  • 3× Pro Bowl (1954–1956)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:82
Interceptions:18
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Coaching stats at PFR

After retiring as a player, Torgeson worked for 35 years from 1959 to 1993 as an assistant coach in the NFL. His coaching positions included stints with the Washington Redskins (1959–1961, 1971–1977, 1981–1993), Pittsburgh Steelers (1962–1968), and Los Angeles Rams (1969–1970, 1978–1980). He was a coach on three Super Bowl championship teams in 1982, 1987, and 1991. As a player and coach, he spent 42 years in the NFL, 26 of them with the Redskins.

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