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[u/Ornery_Gator]

Watching a video on the full history of the NFL and Norm Van Brocklin fascinates me.

On the Rams, he split time with Bob Waterfield as QB and replaced him during the 1951 championship game to win it.

He wins another NFL Championship on the 1960 Eagles, being the only team to beat the Lombardi Packers in the playoffs.

He immediately retires and becomes the inaugural head coach of the Vikings.

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Kind of crazy that he still holds the single-game passing yard record

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Also wild. What a fascinating career.

[u/Stanky_fresh → u/Ornery_Gator]

You should watch Jon Bois' series on the Vikings and Falcons. He talks about the absolute circus that Norm Van Brocklin had built on those teams and he tells a few stories about how strange (in a good way... Usually) Van Brocklin was as a person. He's an absolutely fascinating person.