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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 1, 1936 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Columbus, Nebraska | ||||||||
Date of death: | April 18, 2015 | (aged 79)||||||||
Place of death: | Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL Draft: |
1957 / Round: 18 / Pick: 211 (By the Cleveland Browns) |
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played - started: |
98 - 13 |
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Interceptions: | 2 |
Touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Laverne Joseph Torczon or LaVerne Joseph Torczon, also known as Tarzan Torczon, (January 1, 1936 – April 18, 2015) was an American football defensive end. He played college football at the University of Nebraska, and played professionally in the American Football League 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.