Bruce Van Ness

Van Ness played his college football at Rutgers for the Scarlet Knights of the East Coast Athlentic Conference (ECAC). An outstanding and versatile player who played five different positions for Rutgers, Van Ness was named to their Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991. Van Ness was a fifth round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons but he came North and joined Montreal in 1970, playing four games and helping the Als win the Grey Cup that season. In 1971, Van Ness had an excellent season with 555 yards rushing and 39 catches for another 512 yards. Besides playing running back, Van Ness was a backup QB, throwing two touchdown passes and filled in as a punter. Van Ness was named to the East All-Star team in 1971. Van Ness passed away on November 5, 2007.

1970 EFC Semi-Final - Van Ness To Replace Duncan

Article on Van Ness on his selection to the Rutgers Athletic HOF

Article on the death of Bruce Van Ness

**Games Played, Passing, Rushing and Receiving**
Year	Team	GP	PA	PC	%	Yds	TD	Int	TC	Yds	Avg	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1970	MON	4	1	1	100	22	0	0	5	8	1.6	1.6	0	13	163	12.5	0	51
1971	MON	14	10	5	50	153	2	1	125	559	4.5	4.5	5	39	512	13.1	1	38

**Kickoff Returns**
Year	Team	KOR	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1970	MON	2	40	20	0	21
1971	MON	2	47	23.5	0	26

**Fumbles**
Year	Team	F	FL
1970	MON	0	0
1971	MON	5	5

**Fumble Returns**
Year	Team	FR	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	OFR	FF
1970	MON	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	MON	1	0	0	0	0	2

**Punting**
Year	Team	P	Yds	Avg	Long	S
1970	MON	0	0	0	0	0
1971	MON	4	135	33.8	40	0