He was Vanderbilt's first black QB to start consistently for the Commodores back in the late 1970s (1978 and 1979).
RIP Van.
Van Heflin has died
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Re: Van Heflin has died
I think he moved to tailback for the 1979 season and did pretty well. Sorry to see him gone. We won't forget him. Hey, he handed off the ball to Frank Mordica in that record-setting Mordica rushing game in 78. Crazy that both of them are gone now.
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