Bruce Van Ness
Bruce Roy Van Ness
Born: March 9, 1946
Teaneck, NJ
Deceased: November 5, 2007
Greenville, SC
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
College: Rutgers
High School: Proctor Academy (Andover, NH)
Career: 1970-1972
Bruce Van Ness played from 1970 to 1972 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes. Van Ness ran for 572 yards in his career on 136 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 54 passes for 690 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 118.8 |
1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 153 | 15.3 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 43 | 95.8 |
1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 175 | 14.6 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 43 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 125 | 559 | 4.5 | 41 | 5 |
1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
Totals | 136 | 572 | 4.2 | 41 | 5 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 51 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 39 | 512 | 13.1 | 38 | 1 |
1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 54 | 690 | 12.8 | 51 | 1 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 40 |
Totals | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 40 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 0 |
1971 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 0 |
1972 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1971 - CFL CFL East All-Star