- Eric Dickerson
Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2 1960 in Sealy, Texas) is a former professional running back in the National Football League (NFL) who in his career played for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons. - Tony Zendejas
Tony Zendejas (born May 15, 1960 in Curimeo, Mexico) is a retired football placekicker who played for the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers. Before his NFL career, he played in the USFL for the Los Angeles Express, and was chosen by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft. In 1991 he became the first kicker in NFL history to convert all of his field goal attempts, going 17 for 17. He did, however, … - Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe Willie" Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970's. Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his career. He finished out his career with the Los Angeles Rams. Namath retired with a record of 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. - Isaac Bruce
Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10 , 1972 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida , USA) is an American football wide receiver . for the NFL 's St. Louis Rams . One of the few players to garner 13,000 receiving yards during his career, Bruce is known for his fast first step and ability to change direction. He is considered the most precise route runner in the league. He's nicknamed " The Reverend " because he wishes to become one after he finishes his football career. - Jack Youngblood
Herbert Jackson Youngblood III is a former American football defensive end who played for the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Son of Herbert J. and Kay Youngblood, he has two sisters, Paula and Lynn. Married to Barbara and has a son, Robert (who played soccer at University of West Florida). Currently makes Orlando, Florida, his home which he enjoys sharing with the family pets——an 18-year old golden retriever named Jake, … - James Lofton
James David Lofton (Born July 5, 1956, at Fort Ord, Monterey, California) is a current American Football coach for the San Diego Chargers and former wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1978-1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987-1988), the Buffalo Bills (1989-1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993) and Philadelphia Eagles (1993). He was also the NCAA champion in the long jump in 1978 while attending Stanford University. - Carroll Rosenbloom
Carroll Rosenbloom (March 5, 1907 - April 2, 1979) was a colorful football owner of two teams, the Baltimore Colts and the Los Angeles Rams, now the St. Louis Rams. - John Robinson
John Alexander Robinson (born July 25, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football coach best-known for his two stints as head coach for the University of Southern California (USC) football team and for his tenure as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, an NFL football team. Robinson coached at USC from 1976-1982 and again from 1993-1997, putting up a career record as a college head coach of 104-35-4, for a winning percentage of .741. - Bruce Smith
Bruce P. Smith (February 8, 1920 - August 28, 1967), nicknamed "Boo", was an American football player best known for winning the Heisman Trophy in 1941. Smith was born in Faribault, Minnesota where he excelled in prep football under legendary football coach Win Brockmeyer and then attended the University of Minnesota. He played halfback for the back to back national champions Gophers in 1940 and 1941. He received the Heisman two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. - John Stallworth
Johnny Lee Stallworth (Born July 15, 1952, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) played college football at Alabama A&M, becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers fourth-round draft pick in 1974. He played in six AFC championships and went to four Super Bowls. His career statistics were an impressive 537 receptions for 8,723 yards and 63 TDs. His receptions were a franchise record until it was surpassed by Hines Ward in 2005. Stallworth played in four Pro Bowls and was the Steelers' two-time MVP. - Tom Fears
Thomas Jesse Fears (December 3, 1923 - January 4, 2000) was an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League, playing nine seasons from 1948 to 1956. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fears was the son of an American mining engineer who had married a Mexican woman, and moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of six. There, he began to display his ample work ethic by unloading flowers for 25 cents an hour, … - Chuck Knox
Charles Robert "Chuck" Knox (born April 27, 1932 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is a former football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He is best remembered as head coach of three National Football League teams, the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and the Los Angeles Rams, serving two separate stints with the latter team over more than two decades. The son of a steel worker who had emigrated from Ireland and a Scottish born mother, … - Jim Everett
James Samuel "Jim" Everett III (born January 3, 1963 in Emporia, Kansas) is a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL. Everett attended Purdue University and was selected in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was selected as the third pick in the first round by the Houston Oilers, and was the first quarterback taken that year. Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett, the Oilers traded his rights to the Los Angeles Rams, … - Lamar Lundy
Lamar J. Lundy, Jr. (April 17 1935 - February 24 2007) was an American defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League for 13 seasons, from 1957 to 1969. Along with Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Rosey Grier, Lundy was a member of the Fearsome Foursome, often considered one of the best defensive lines in NFL history. - Herman Edwards
Herman Lee "Herm" Edwards, Jr. (born April 27, 1954) is the head coach of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Previously a journeyman player in the NFL, he played the position of cornerback for eight seasons (1979-1986) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Before being hired with the Chiefs, Edwards was the head coach of the New York Jets from 2001-2005. He is famous for the quote and sound bite, "You play to win the game!", … - Henry Ellard
Henry Austin Ellard (born July 21, 1961) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1983-1993), Washington Redskins (1994-1998), and the New England Patriots (1998). Ellard qualified for Olympic trials in 1992 with his 54.1 foot triple jump. - Pat Haden
Pat Haden (born January 23, 1953 in Westbury, New York) is a current broadcaster and former professional American football player. He played quarterback for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1981. His most recent broadcast was the 2007 Orange Bowl on Fox Sports. - James Harris
James Harris (born July 20, 1947) is a former NFL quarterback and currently the general manager and vice president for player personnel of the Jacksonville Jaguars. - Sid Gillman
Sidney "Sid" Gillman (October 26, 1911 - January 3, 2003) was an American football coach and innovator. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or wide receivers at the sides of the line of scrimmage, made football into the modern game that it is today. - Tom Mack
Thomas Lee Mack played left guard for the Los Angeles Rams, spending all 13-years with them from 1966-1978. Mack was the son of a professional baseball player (Cleveland Indians' second baseman, Ray Mack, aka Raymond James Mack [born Raymond James Mlckovsky]) Mack was the number 1 pick of the Rams in the 1966 NFL Draft, second overall, from the University of Michigan. He was one of only two rookies to not be cut in George Allen’s tough veteran-dominated squad. - Jack Snow
Jack Thomas Snow was an American football player who played wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame from 1962 through 1964 and with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1965 to 1975. - Elroy Hirsch
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch was an American football running back and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Rockets, nicknamed for his unusual running style. - Harland Svare
Harland Svare (born November 15, 1930) is a former American Football linebacker who played for eight seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants from 1953 to 1960 in the National Football League. He was the Rams head coach from midway the 1962 season through 1965, and the San Diego Chargers head coach from 1971 through 1973. - Ron Yary
Anthony Ronald "Ron" Yary (born July 16, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a former professional American football player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yary is married to Jamie and has two sons, Jack (born 2001) and Grant (born 2005). Yary resides in Southern California and sells commercial real estate. However, he has recently stated that he would like to move back to the Twin Cities area. - Nolan Cromwell
Nolan Neil Cromwell (b. January 30, 1955) was an all-pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the American National Football League. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive years, 1980 through 1983. He played on the Rams' 1979 Super Bowl XIV team. - Robert Irsay
Robert Irsay (born March 5, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois - died January 14, 1997 in Indianapolis, Indiana), was the longtime owner of the National Football League's Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts franchise. While previously the owner of the-then Los Angeles Rams, Irsay essentially traded franchises with Carroll Rosenbloom, the-then owner of the Colts, in 1972. Ironically, the lawyer credited for making the unprecedented team swap possible, Hugh Culverhouse of Jacksonville, … - Andy Robustelli
Andrew "Andy" Richard Robustelli (born December 6, 1925, Stamford, Connecticut) is an NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame player and a prominent businessman. He was drafted out of Arnold College by the Los Angeles Rams in 1951. A two-way end at little Arnold College, Robustelli was chosen by the Los Angeles Rams in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL player draft and was considered a long shot to make the team. - Bert Jones
Bertram Hays Jones (born September 7, 1951 in Ruston, Louisiana) is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. - Bill George
William J. George (October 27, 1929 - September 30, 1982) was a product of the Pittsburgh area town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. George was a professional football player, playing linebacker, for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams. George attented college at Wake Forest University, being the Bears' second-round draft pick in 1951. He began his pro football career the following year as a middle guard in the then-standard five-man defensive front. - John Taylor
John Gregory Taylor (born March 31, 1962 in Pennsauken, New Jersey) is a former American football wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor attended Delaware State College and was a member of their football team, the Hornets. Taylor was a member of the 49ers teams that won Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX. - Jack Pardee
John Perry Pardee (born April 19, 1936 in Exira, Iowa) is a former American football linebacker and head coach in the National Football League. As a teenager moved to Christoval, Texas where he excelled as a member of the 6 man football team, was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University, a two-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1963) and Washington Redskins (1971), a 2-time NFL Coach of Year (1976,79), and winner of 87 games in 11 seasons. - Tommy McDonald
Thomas Franklin McDonald (born July 26, 1934) is a former professional American football player. He excelled as a running back at the University of Oklahoma, where he was coached by the renowned Bud Wilkinson and never played in a losing game. He received the Maxwell Award in 1956, and was an All-American in 1955 and 1956. McDonald entered the NFL in 1957 and played for 12 years as a wide receiver. - Wendell Tyler
Wendell Avery Tyler (born May 20, 1955 in Shreveport, Louisiana), was a former professional football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 205 lbs. running back from UCLA, Tyler played in 10 NFL seasons from 1977-1986 for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. In 1979, he helped lead the Rams to Super Bowl XIV where they were defeated 31-19 by the Pittsburgh Steelers. - Woody Strode
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 28, 1914, Los Angeles, California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and football star at UCLA before becoming a pioneering African-American film actor. Strode and fellow UCLA alumnus Kenny Washington were two of the first African-Americans to play in the National Football League, playing for the Los Angeles Rams in 1946. In 1948 and 1949, he played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. - John McKay
John Harvey McKay (July 5, 1923 - June 10, 2001) was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the USC Trojans from 1960 to 1975, and of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to 1984. McKay was born in the now-defunct town of Everettsville, West Virginia. After graduating from high school he worked in the coal mines for a year before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. He finally entered college at the age of 23, … - Steve Bartkowski
Steven Joseph Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former National Football League quarterback who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). Bartkowski was a consensus All-American his senior season in 1974 at the University of California. He is currently on the Falcons Board of Directors. - Glenn Davis
Glenn Woodward Davis (December 26, 1924 - March 9, 2005) was an American football player famous in the 1940s. A member of the Class of 1947 at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Under coach Earl Blaik, Davis teamed with Doc Blanchard to form a devastating pair of runners. With Davis and Blanchard, Army went 27-0-1 between 1944 and 1946. Davis, nicknamed "Mr. Outside", won the Maxwell Award in 1944 and the Heisman Trophy in 1946. - Jerry Gray
Jerry Gray (born December 16, 1962 in Lubbock, Texas) is a former American Football cornerback who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1985 to 1991, the Houston Oilers in 1992, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1993. During his career, he was known for being an especially hard hitter. Gray was selected to the Pro Bowl 4 times attending the game from 1986 through 1989. - Tom Matte
Thomas Roland Matte (born June 14 1939, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American football player who played quarterback in college and (mostly) running back in the NFL in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl Ring. He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland and is an Eagle Scout. Matte was an All-American back at Ohio State University. Matte's 12-year pro career was spent with the Baltimore Colts where he posted career stats of 4,646 rushing yards, … - Dick Bass
Richard Lee Bass (March 15, 1937 - February 1, 2006) was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969. Born in Georgetown, Mississippi, he played for Vallejo High School in the old North Bay League after his family moved to Vallejo, California. He went on to star at College of the Pacific, where Time Magazine called him a "One-Man Show" in 1958, …
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