Steve Van Buren
Stephen W. Van Buren
Born: December 28, 1920
La Ceiba, Honduras
Deceased: August 25, 2012
Lancaster, PA
Position: HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: LSU
High School: Warren Easton (New Orleans, LA)
Career: 1944-1951
Drafted: 1944 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965
Steve Van Buren played from 1944 to 1951 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Van Buren ran for 5,860 yards in his career on 1,320 attempts, scoring 69 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 45 passes for 523 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 80 | 444 | 5.6 | 70 | 5 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 143 | 832 | 5.8 | 69 | 15 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 116 | 529 | 4.6 | 58 | 5 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 217 | 1008 | 4.6 | 45 | 13 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 201 | 945 | 4.7 | 29 | 10 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 263 | 1146 | 4.4 | 41 | 11 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 188 | 629 | 3.3 | 41 | 4 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 112 | 327 | 2.9 | 17 | 6 |
| Totals | 1320 | 5860 | 4.4 | 70 | 69 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 44 | 2 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 34 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 50 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 523 | 11.6 | 50 | 3 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 |
| Totals | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 41 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 230 | 15.3 | 55 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 50 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 473 | 13.9 | 55 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 266 | 33.2 | 97 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 373 | 28.7 | 98 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 319 | 29.0 | 63 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 382 | 29.4 | 95 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 292 | 20.9 | 34 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 288 | 24.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 76 | 2030 | 26.7 | 98 | 3 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 7 | 2 | -6 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 1 | -4 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | |||||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Totals | 69 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 464 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 6 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 9 |
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 8 |
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 7 |
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 8 |
| 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 10 |
| 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1944 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1946 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - The Sporting News All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - International News Service All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1949 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
