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...rugged Green Bay Packers knew they would have to foil the two grand old men of the gallant Philadelphia Eagles: Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, 34, and Center-Linebacker Chuck Bednarik, 35, both talking about retiring after that day's championship play-off of the National Football League. But in the second period Van Brocklin coolly passed to Halfback Tommy McDonald for a 35-yd. touchdown. Then a crunching tackle by Bednarik put Packer Halfback Paul Hornung, the league's leading scorer, out of the game with a pinched nerve in his shoulder. When the Packers were driving...
...clinch the National Football League's Western title. Next week in the league-championship game against the East's Philadelphia Eagles, the Packers will match the power game of Halfback Paul Hornung and Fullback Jim Taylor against the pinpoint passing of nerveless Eagle Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin...
Eruptions & Clusters. Around the league this season, the pros are displaying a variety of play that college football cannot match. Canny, veteran quarterbacks such as Philadelphia's Norm Van Brocklin, 33, and Pittsburgh's Bobby Layne, 32, still dominate their teams. With a tricky, lateraling attack, the Chicago Cardinals can erupt for clusters of points. Last year's champion Baltimore Colts can field a covey of stars led by young (26) Johnny Unitas, a onetime reject from the Pittsburgh Steelers who is rated the best quarterback in football, throws touchdown passes from the shelter of the league...
Evidently you have never watched Norm Van Brocklin of the Rams . . . You also refer to Don Paul as the dirtiest player in the league. How about changing this title to the roughest player, since this does not carry the connotation of one who plays outside the rules, which Don does...
...Norman Van Brocklin...