:Laverne Torczon

{{Short description|American football player (1936–2015)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{for|the 1950s NFL player|LaVern Torgeson}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| position = Defensive end

| number = 87, 78, 88

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|1|1}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Nebraska, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|18|1936|1|1}}

| death_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 250

| draftyear = 1957

| draftround = 18

| draftpick = 211
(By the Cleveland Browns)

| high_school = Platte Center (NE)

| college = Nebraska

| teams =

• Buffalo Bills (1960–1962)
• New York Titans/Jets (1962–1965)
• Miami Dolphins (1966)

| highlights =

• TSN All-AFL (1960)
• AFL All-Star (1961)
• 2× First-team All-Big Seven (1955, 1956)

| statlabel1 = Games played–started

| statvalue1 = 98–13

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 2

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = T/TorcLa00

}}

Laverne Joseph "Tarzan" Torczon (Pronounced: "TORE-sun") (January 1, 1936 – April 18, 2015) was an American football defensive end.{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2015 |title=LaVerne Torczon |url=http://columbustelegram.com/news/local/obituaries/laverne-torczon/article_8f64e8cd-a29c-5c0d-b85a-3bb13f03a160.html |access-date=April 30, 2015 |publisher=columbustelegram.com}} He played college football at the University of Nebraska, and played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the New York Titans/Jets, and the Miami Dolphins. He was the Sporting News selection as an AFL All-League defensive end in 1960 and played in the 1961 AFL All-Star game.