LaVern Torgeson played college football for Washington State from 1948 through 1950.
22 Facts About LaVern Torgeson
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LaVern Torgeson's coaching positions included stints with the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Los Angeles Rams.
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LaVern Torgeson was a coach on three Super Bowl championship teams in 1982,1987, and 1991.
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LaVern Torgeson was born in La Crosse, Washington, a small town in the eastern part of the state, and attended La Crosse High School, and excelled in football, basketball, and baseball.
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LaVern Torgeson played on both offense as a center and on defense as a linebacker.
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LaVern Torgeson was the team captain in 1950, and he was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on the All-Coast team.
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LaVern Torgeson was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1951 NFL draft.
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LaVern Torgeson played for the Redskins from 1955 to 1957, appearing in 35 games.
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LaVern Torgeson was released by the team in September 1958.
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LaVern Torgeson was with the Redskins from 1959 to 1961.
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In January 1962, LaVern Torgeson left the Redskins to become an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers under his former Lions head coach Buddy Parker.
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LaVern Torgeson remained with the Steelers from 1962 to 1968.
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In February 1969, LaVern Torgeson was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as their defensive line coach under head coach George Allen.
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LaVern Torgeson remained with the Rams for the 1969 and 1970 seasons.
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LaVern Torgeson followed Allen and became the Redskins' defensive coordinator from 1971 to 1977.
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In February 1978, Allen returned to the Los Angeles Rams, and LaVern Torgeson followed him as an assistant coach, but Allen was fired in mid-August.
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LaVern Torgeson remained with the Rams under newly-promoted head coach Ray Malavasi for three years, through the 1980 season.
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In February 1981, LaVern Torgeson returned to the Redskins as defensive line coach.
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LaVern Torgeson remained with the Redskins for 13 years, through the 1993 season.
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LaVern Torgeson was an assistant under head coaches Joe Gibbs from 1981 to 1992 and Richie Petitbon in 1993.
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LaVern Torgeson was inducted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
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LaVern Torgeson died in 2015 at age 86 in Huntington Beach.