Bruce Van Ness

Bruce Roy Van Ness
Born: March 9, 1946
Teaneck, NJ
Deceased: November 5, 2007
Greenville, SC
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
College: Rutgers
High School: Proctor Academy (Andover, NH)
Career: 1970-1972

Bruce Van Ness played from 1970 to 1972 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes. Van Ness ran for 572 yards in his career on 136 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 54 passes for 690 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..

Montreal Alouettes

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Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
1970	CFL Montreal Alouettes	1	1	100.0	22	22.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	22	118.8
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes	10	5	50.0	153	15.3	2	20.0	1	10.0	43	95.8
1972	CFL Montreal Alouettes	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals		12	6	50.0	175	14.6	2	16.7	1	8.3	43

Rushing:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1970	CFL Montreal Alouettes	5	8	1.6	7	0
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes	125	559	4.5	41	5
1972	CFL Montreal Alouettes	6	5	0.8	4	0
Totals		136	572	4.2	41	5

Receiving:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1970	CFL Montreal Alouettes	13	163	12.5	51	0
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes	39	512	13.1	38	1
1972	CFL Montreal Alouettes	2	15	7.5	14	0
Totals		54	690	12.8	51	1

Punting:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes	4	135	33.8	40
Totals		4	135	33.8	40

Kick Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1970	CFL Montreal Alouettes	2	40	20.0	21
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes	2	47	23.5	26
Totals		4	87	21.8	26

Defense and Fumbles:

Year	Team	Tackle	Brup	Fum	F Rec	FYds	FTD	FF
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes				1	0	0
Totals		0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Total Scoring:

		Touchdowns								Other					Total
Year	Team	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
1971	CFL Montreal Alouettes	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			36
Totals		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36

Playing Career:

Year	League	Team	GP
1970	CFL	Montreal Alouettes	4
1971	CFL	Montreal Alouettes	14
1972	CFL	Montreal Alouettes	6

Honors

1971 - CFL CFL East All-Star