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St. Louis Rams

The (now) St. Louis Rams, one of the NFL's oldest franchises, began their football life in Cleveland in 1937. During their first six seasons in existence, they managed to top .500 only once. In 1943, the franchise was disbanded for a year, the result of a manpower shortage caused by World War II. When the Rams finally had a winning season, in 1945, they hit the jackpot: In the NFL championship game, they beat the Washington Redskins, 15-14. The Rams's sensational rookie quarterback from UCLA,

That championship game proved to be the last game the Rams would play in Cleveland. Dan Reeves, a businessman who bought the team in 1941, decided to move the Rams to Los Angeles for the 1946 season. Reeves signed Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, the first African-Americans with an NFL contract since 1932. Reeves also became the first owner to employ a full-time scouting staff.

In their first four seasons on the West Coast, the Rams had to wage a costly head-to-head battle with the Dons, team in the All-America Football Conference. Reeves and the Rams suffered mammoth financial losses. But the AAFC folded after the 1949 season, just as the Rams were embarking on a string of outstanding seasons. They won four NFL Western division championships in seven years and captured their second NFL title in 1951. With Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklin connecting regularly on long bombs to Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch and Tom Fears, the Rams played an exciting, glamorous brand of football.

The heady successes of the early 1950's produced one final division championship in 1955 under a rookie coach, Sid Gillman. The Rams then slipped into the second division, and didn't return to contention again until 1967. By that time, George Allen had taken over as coach. Allen fashioned the highly-publicized Fearsome Foursome line that included future Hall of Famers Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones. Allen's five-year record was 49-19-4, best ever for a Rams coach.

The Rams continued winning through the 1970's. With Chuck Knox at the helm, they won five straight NFC West titles between 1973 and 1977. They won another two after Ray Malavasi replaced Knox in 1978. The 1979 Rams won the NFC championship before losing to Pittsburgh, 31-19, in Super Bowl XIV.

In 1972, the Baltimore Colts' Carroll Rosenbloom traded franchises with Bob Irsay, who had bought the Rams earlier that year, and took control of the franchise. Rosenbloom died in 1979 and his widow, Georgia, replaced him as owner/president. In 1995, Rosenbloom moved the Rams to St. Louis. With young stars like wide receiver Isaac Bruce, quarterback Tony Banks and offensive lineman Orlando Pace, the #1 overall pick in the 1997 draft, things are beginning to look up once again for the Rams.

St. Louis Rams Facts

· Franchise Grant February 12, 1937 as the Cleveland Rams
· First Season 1937
· Moved to Los Angeles 1946
· Moved to St. Louis 1995
· Stadium Trans World Dome (65,843)
· Owner and President Georgia Frontiere
· NFL Championships 1945, 1951, 1999
· NFC Championships 1979, 1999
· NFL Western Conference Championships 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955
· NFL Coastal Division Championships 1967, 1969
· NFC Western Division Championships 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1999
· Retired Uniform Numbers #7 Bob Waterfield, #74 Merlin Olsen

Firsts, Records, and Odds and Ends

· Original Franchise Location The team was originally located in Cleveland, Ohio (1937-45).
· First Draft Choice Johnny Drake, B, Purdue, 1937.
· First Regular-Season Game A 28-0 loss to the Detroit Lions, 9/10/37.
· First Regular-Season Win A 21-3 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, 9/17/37.
· Original Team Colors Red and black
· First Winning Season 1945 (9-1).
· First Playoff Appearance A 15-14 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1945 NFL Championship game, 12/16/45.
· First Super Bowl Appearance A 31-19 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIV, 1/20/80.
· First Player Elected to the Hall of Fame QB Bob Waterfield, 1965.
· First All-League Selection Johnny Drake, 1940.
· First to Rush 200 Yards in a Game Dan Towler, 205 yards vs. the Baltimore Colts, 11/22/53.
· First to Gain 300 Yards Receiving in a Game
Jim Benton's 303 yards receiving vs. the Detroit Lions on 11/22/45, was a Rams and NFL first.
· First 1,000-Yard Rusher Dick Bass, 1,033 yards (1962).
· Most Rushing Yards, Career Eric Dickerson, 7,245 yards (1983-87).
· Most Passing Yards, Career Jim Everett, 23,758 yards (1986-93).
· Most Receptions, Career Henry Ellard, 593 receptions (1983-93).
· All-Time Leading Scorer Mike Lansford, 789 points (1982-90).
· Most Points Scored in a Game On 10/22/50, the Rams defeated the Baltimore Colts 70-27. By contrast, in 1937 the Rams scored just 75 points the entire season