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Bob Waterfield

Bob Waterfield Position(s):
QuarterbackJersey #(s):
7 Born: July 26, 1920(1920-07-26)
Elmira, New YorkDied: March 25, 1983(aged 62)
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCareer Information Year(s): 1945–1952NFL Draft: 1944/ Round: 5 / Pick: 42 College: UCLAProfessional Teams

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Coaching career

Career Stats TD-INT     97-128 Yards     11,849 QB Rating     61.6 Stats at NFL.comCareer Highlights and Awards Pro Football Hall of Fame

Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield (July 26, 1920 – March 25, 1983) was an American football player.

Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. During his senior year at UCLA, he married actress Jane Russell, and led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship.

Waterfield then began his NFL career with the Cleveland Rams with their 5th pick in 1944 in the NFL Draft. He started immediately and was taken in quickly by fans, becoming the first ever rookie to win the league’s Most Valuable Player and unanimous All-NFL choice. Waterfield ended the season with the NFL Championship game in 1945 where he threw touchdown passes of 37 and 44 yards as the Rams beat the Washington Redskins 15-14.

In 1946, the Rams moved to Los Angeles where Waterfield split quarterback jobs with Norm Van Brocklin. Behind this duo, Los Angeles played in three straight title games, 1949-1951. The Rams won it all in 1951 with a 24-17 win over the Cleveland Browns in the title game.

In a 1948 regular season game, the Rams were behind the to-be-champion Philadelphia Eagles 28-0. Waterfield managed to rally the team for a tie on four late touchdown passes.

In the 1950 divisional playoffs, he was unable to practice due to a severe flu he had endured. However, he came off the bench anyway and threw three touchdown passes in a 24-14 win over the Chicago Bears.

In his first four seasons, he intercepted a career total of 20 passes. As a punter, he had a 42.4 yard average. As a place kicker, he had 315 successful PATs and 60 field goals.

Overall, Waterfield was best known for his ability to throw the deep ball. He led the NFL in passing in the 1946 and 1951 seasons, ending with career totals of 814 completions, 11,849 yards and 97 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965 as a Cleveland/LA Ram, and died on March 25, 1983 at the age of 62.

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Preceded by
Reisz Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams Starting Quarterbacks
1945-1952 Succeeded by
Norm Van BrocklinPreceded by
Sid GillmanLos Angeles Rams Head Coaches
1960–1962 Succeeded by
Harland SvarePreceded by
Frank SinkwichNFL Most Valuable Player
1945season Succeeded by
Bill Dudley
v • d • eCleveland Rams1945 NFL ChampionsGraham Armstrong | Jim Benton| Dave Bernard | Gil Bouley | Tommy Colella| Bob deLauer | Roger Eason | Fred Gehrke| Jim Gillette | Don Greenwood | Ray Hamilton | Roger Harding | Red Hickey| Jack Jacobs| Harvey Jones| George Koch | Floyd Konetsky | Mike Lazetich | Les Lear| Len Levy | Sonny Liles | Riley Matheson| Art Mergenthal | Ray Monaco| Rudy Mucha| Steve Nemeth | George Phillips | Steve Pritko| Albie Reisz | Bill Rieth | Ralph Ruthstrom| Mo Scarry | Elbie Schultz| Bob Shaw| Rudy Sikich | Bob Waterfield | Pat West | Joe Winkler | Jim Worden | Walt Zirinsky
Head Coach Adam Walsh
v • d • eLos Angeles Rams1951 NFL ChampionsBob Boyd| Larry Brink| Bobby Collier | Tom Dahms| Dick Daugherty| Glenn Davis| Tom Fears| Jack Finlay | Jack Halliday | Norb Hecker| Crazy Legs Hirsch| Dick Hoerner| Marvin Johnson | Tommy Kalmanir | Tom Keane| Bill Lange | Woodley Lewis| Leon McLaughlin| Jack Myers | Don Paul| Joe Reid | Herb Rich| Andy Robustelli| Don Simensen | Vitamin Smith | Harry Thompson | Charlie Toogood | Dan Towler| Norm Van Brocklin| Bob Waterfield | Stan West| Jerry Williams| Jim Winkler| Tank Younger| Jack Zilly
Head Coach Joe Stydahar
v • d • eNFL's 1940s All-Decade Team

Sammy Baugh | Sid Luckman | Bob Waterfield | Tony Canadeo | Bill Dudley | George McAfee | Charley Trippi | Steve Van Buren | Byron White | Pat Harder | Marion Motley | Bill Osmanski | Jim Benton | Jack Ferrante | Ken Kavanaugh | Dante Lavelli | Pete Pihos | Mac Speedie | Ed Sprinkle | Al Blozis | George Connor | Frank "Bucko" Kilroy | Buford "Baby" Ray | Vic Sears | Al Wistert | Bruno Banducci | Bill Edwards | Garrard "Buster" Ramsey | Bill Willis | Len Younce | Charley Brock | Clyde "Bulldog" Turner | Alex Wojciechowicz

v • d • eJoe F. Carr Trophy1938: Hein| 1939: Hall| 1940: Parker| 1941: Hutson| 1942: Hutson| 1943: Luckman| 1944: Sinkwich| 1945: Waterfield | 1946: Dudley|
v • d • eCleveland / Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams starting quarterbacks Snyder• Hall• Reisz • Waterfield • Van Brocklin• Wade• Bratkowski• Gabriel• Munson• Gabriel• Hadl• Harris• Haden• Ferragamo• Haden• Ferragamo• Kemp• Brock• Bartkowski• Everett• Miller• Banks• Green• Warner• Bulger
v • d • eSt. Louis Rams Head CoachesFormerly the Cleveland Rams and the Los Angeles Rams. Currently based in St. Louis, Missouri. Wetzel• Bezdek• Lewis• Clark• Donelli• Walsh• Snyder• Shaughnessy• Stydahar• Pool• Gillman• Waterfield • Svare• Allen• Prothro• Knox• Malavasi• Robinson• Knox• Brooks• Vermeil• Martz• Vitt• Linehan
v • d • ePro Football Hall of FameClass of 1965Guy Chamberlin• Paddy Driscoll• Dan Fortmann• Otto Graham• Sid Luckman• Steve Van Buren• Bob Waterfield
Categories: 1920 births | 1983 deaths | American football quarterbacks | American football defensive backs | American football placekickers | American football punters | American military personnel of World War II | Cleveland Rams players | Los Angeles Rams players | Los Angeles Rams coaches | Pro Football Hall of Fame | UCLA Bruins football players | University of California, Los Angeles alumni | Western Conference Pro Bowl players

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