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Steve Van Buren, 1948
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Running back, LSU, 1940–⁠43

Steve Van Buren

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Steve Van Buren played running back at LSU (1940–⁠43). The Philadelphia Eagles took Buren in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1944 NFL Draft.

Best season
1943
First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 1944 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

All-America: AP third team 1943

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

First-team All-Pro (AP): 5 (1944–⁠45, 1947–⁠49)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1944–⁠45, 1947–⁠49; Sporting News first team 1948; United Press first team 1945, 1947–⁠49; New York Daily News first team 1945, 1947; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1945, 1947; INS first team 1945.

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