BRUCE VAN NESSVan Ness, Bruce RoyHeight: 6-3 Weight: 211 Born: March 9, 1946 Teaneck, NJ Died: November 5, 2007 Greenville, SC High School: Proctor Academy (Andover, NH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Rutgers | |
| 1967 | Rutgers | Lettered |
| 1968 | Rutgers | Lettered |
| 1969 | Rutgers | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL | 30 | RB | 4 | |
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 30 | FB | 14 | |
| 1972 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1972 MTL CFL | 30 | RB | 6 | |
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 24 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/27/1970 | 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 1970 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1970 ATL NFL | |
| Traded | 9/5/1970 | 1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL |
| Released | 1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL | |
| Signed | 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL | |
| Released | 1972 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1972 MTL CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 125 | 559 | 4.5 | 41 | 5 | ||||
| 1972 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1972 MTL CFL | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 4 | 153 | 15.3 | 30.6 | 43 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 95.8 | |||||
| 1972 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1972 MTL CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 175 | 14.6 | 29.2 | 43 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 100.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 51 | 0 | ||||||
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 39 | 512 | 13.1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1972 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1972 MTL CFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 54 | 690 | 12.8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 40 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 40 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL | 2 | - | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 2 | - | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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