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Ron Waller

Ronald Bowles Waller

Position: HB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.

Born: February 14, 1933 in Hastings, FL
College: Maryland   (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round (15th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 20 (4518th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Coaching Record

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1955* 22 RAM LH 27 12 0 151 716 7 55 4.7 59.7 12.6 24 228 9.5 1 30 2.0 19.0 944 8 6 11
1956 23 RAM PR/LH 27 9 0 83 543 1 46 6.5 60.3 9.2 9 76 8.4 0 16 1.0 8.4 619 1 3 6
1957 24 RAM PR 27 11 0 48 292 0 76 6.1 26.5 4.4 5 40 8.0 0 17 0.5 3.6 332 0 4 2
1958 25 RAM 27 10 0 3 13 0 2 4.3 1.3 0.3 3 75 25.0 0 63 0.3 7.5 88 0 2 1
1960 27 LAC 27 2 0 9 5 0 3 0.6 2.5 4.5 3 24 8.0 0 23 1.5 12.0 29 0 2 0
Career 44 0 294 1569 8 76 5.3 35.7 6.7 44 443 10.1 1 63 1.0 10.1 2012 9 17 20
4 yrs RAM 42 0 285 1564 8 76 5.5 37.2 6.8 41 419 10.2 1 63 1.0 10.0 1983 9 15 20
1 yr LAC 2 0 9 5 0 3 0.6 2.5 4.5 3 24 8.0 0 23 1.5 12.0 29 0 2 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1955* 22 RAM LH 27 12 0 14 60 0 21 4.3 17 461 0 39 27.1 1465
1956 23 RAM PR/LH 27 9 0 14 65 0 15 4.6 11 276 0 40 25.1 960
1957 24 RAM PR 27 11 0 16 33 0 24 2.1 13 289 0 46 22.2 654
1958 25 RAM 27 10 0 13 7 0 5 0.5 7 120 0 23 17.1 215
Career 44 0 57 165 0 24 2.9 48 1146 0 46 23.9 3323

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1955* 22 RAM LH 27 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
1956 23 RAM PR/LH 27 9 0 1 3 33.3 44 0 0.0 0 0.0 44 14.7 14.7 44.0 4.9 81.9 0 0
1957 24 RAM PR 27 11 0 2 6 33.3 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 5.8 5.8 17.5 3.2 54.2 0 0
1960 27 LAC 27 2 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 44 0 3 11 27.3 79 0 0.0 1 9.1 44 7.2 3.1 26.3 1.8 19.1 0 0
4 yrs RAM 42 0 3 10 30.0 79 0 0.0 0 0.0 44 7.9 7.9 26.3 1.9 60.0 0 0
1 yr LAC 2 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1955* 22 RAM LH 27 12 0 0 6 0 0 0
1956 23 RAM PR/LH 27 9 0 0 3 1 0 0
1957 24 RAM PR 27 11 0 0 4 1 0 0
1958 25 RAM 27 10 0 0 2 1 0 0
1960 27 LAC 27 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Career 44 0 0 17 3 0 0
4 yrs RAM 42 0 0 15 3 0 0
1 yr LAC 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1955* 22 RAM LH 27 12 0 7 1 8 48
1956 23 RAM PR/LH 27 9 0 1 1 6
Career 44 0 8 1 9 54

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1955

Rushing Att
1955 NFL 151 (7)

Rushing Yds
1955 NFL 716 (4)

Rushing TD
1955 NFL 7 (3)

Long Rush
1955 NFL 55 (8)
1956 NFL 46 (10)
1957 NFL 76 (1)

Yds/Rushing Att
1955 NFL 4.7 (6)
1956 NFL 6.5 (2)

Rushing Yds/Game
1955 NFL 59.7 (6)
1956 NFL 60.3 (7)

Touchdowns
1955 NFL 8 (3)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1955 NFL 8 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage
1955 NFL 944 (5)

All-Purpose Yds
1955 NFL 1465 (1)

Touches
1955 NFL 206 (3)

Yds/Touch
1955 NFL 7.1 (10)
1956 NFL 8.2 (4)
1957 NFL 8.0 (4)

Kick Returns
1955 NFL 17 (6)

Kick Return Yds
1955 NFL 461 (5)

Yds/Kick Return
1955 NFL 27.1 (3)

Yds/Punt Return
1955 NFL 4.3 (10)

Kick & Punt Returns
1955 NFL 31 (8)
1957 NFL 29 (10)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1955 NFL 521 (8)

Fumbles
1955 NFL 6 (8)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19552nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19551st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19562nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.