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1952 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 349 points (29.1/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 234 points (19.5/g), 6th.
Differential of 115 points (9.6/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 8.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by Joe Stydahar (0-1-0)and Hampton Pool (9-2-0)
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1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Norm Van Brocklin* | 26 | 3 | 6 | 113 for 205, 1,736 yards, 14 td, 17 int, & 7 rushes for -10 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Bob Waterfield | 32 | 7 | 6 | 51 for 109, 655 yards, 3 td, 11 int, & 9 rushes for -14 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| FB | Dan Towler*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 156 rushes for 894 yards, 10 td, & 11 catches for 68 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 324th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Skeet Quinlan | 24 | Rook | 0 | 52 rushes for 224 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 265 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Vitamin Smith | 29 | 3 | 0 | 57 rushes for 133 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 254 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Tom Fears | 29 | 4 | 0 | 48 catches for 600 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| LT | Don Simensen | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LG | Dick Daugherty | 23 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951 |
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| C | Leon McLaughlin | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 193rd pick / 1947 |
| RG | Harry Thompson | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Bill Lange | 24 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 30th / 389th pick / 1950 |
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| RT | Tom Dahms | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RE | Elroy Hirsch* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 25 catches for 590 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Larry Brink | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 |
| LDT | Jim Winkler* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1949 |
| MG | Stan West*+ | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 |
| RDT | Ken Casner | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 40th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Tank Younger* | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Don Paul* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| LDH | Jerry Williams | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| LDH | Jack Dwyer | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Night Train Lane | 25 | Rook | 0 | 14 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Woodley Lewis | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| RS | Herb Rich | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 67th pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Waterfield | 32 | 7 | 6 | 11 of 18 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Bob Waterfield | 32 | 7 | 6 | 30 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Woodley Lewis | 27 | 2 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 18.5 average and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| KR | Skeet Quinlan | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 25.3 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Paul Barry | 26 | FB-HB | 6 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 8/7/1926 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 127th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Larry Brink | 29 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-5 | Northern Illinois | 9/12/1923 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 |
| 89 | Bob Carey | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 2/8/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 13th pick / 1952 |
| 79 | Ken Casner | 22 | DT | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Baylor | 1/23/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 40th pick / 1952 |
| 71 | Tom Dahms | 25 | T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 4/19/1927 | 1 | |
| 67 | Dick Daugherty | 23 | G-LB-C | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/31/1929 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951 |
| 29 | Jack Dwyer | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 1/15/1927 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 |
| 80 | Tom Fears | 29 | E | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Santa Clara,UCLA | 12/3/1923 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| 88 | Norb Hecker | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Baldwin-Wallace | 5/26/1927 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 72nd pick / 1951 |
| 48 | Robert Hecker | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Baldwin-Wallace | 7/29/1925 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 100th pick / 1949 |
| 40 | Elroy Hirsch* | 29 | E-HB-DE | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 6/17/1923 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| 27 | Marvin Johnson | 25 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 4/13/1927 | 1 | |
| 10 | Don Klosterman | 22 | QB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Loyola Marymount | 1/18/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 26th pick / 1952 |
| 81 | Night Train Lane | 25 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Western Nebraska Community College-Scottsbluff | 4/16/1927 | Rook | |
| 65 | Bill Lange | 24 | G-LB | 10 | 0 | 239 | 6-1 | Dayton | 1/12/1928 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 30th / 389th pick / 1950 |
| 20 | Woodley Lewis | 27 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 6/14/1925 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| 49 | Carl Mayes | 22 | HB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas | 3/31/1930 | Rook | |
| 50 | Leon McLaughlin | 27 | C | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/30/1925 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 193rd pick / 1947 |
| 31 | Jack Myers | 28 | FB-QB-LB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/8/1924 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 |
| 57 | Don Paul* | 27 | LB-MG-C | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | UCLA | 3/18/1925 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| 61 | Duane Putnam | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| 21 | Skeet Quinlan | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | San Diego State,TCU | 6/22/1928 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952 |
| 42 | Herb Rich | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 10/7/1928 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 67th pick / 1950 |
| 84 | Andy Robustelli | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| 76 | Don Simensen | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | St. Thomas | 9/11/1926 | 1 | |
| 47 | Vitamin Smith | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 10/30/1923 | 3 | |
| 74 | Len Teeuws | 25 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | Tulane | 4/19/1927 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 301st pick / 1952 |
| 66 | Harry Thompson | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | UCLA | 1/8/1926 | 2 | |
| 70 | Charlie Toogood | 25 | DT-T-G | 10 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/16/1927 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1951 |
| 32 | Dan Towler*+ | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington & Jefferson | 3/6/1928 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 324th pick / 1950 |
| 11 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 26 | QB | 12 | 6 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| 7 | Bob Waterfield | 32 | QB | 12 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/26/1920 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| 64 | Stan West*+ | 26 | DG-G-C | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/22/1926 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 |
| 22 | Jerry Williams | 29 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Idaho,Washington State | 11/1/1923 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| 78 | Jim Winkler* | 25 | DT-G | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/21/1927 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1949 |
| 35 | Tank Younger* | 24 | FB-LB-HB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 6/25/1928 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 211.5 | 6-1.2 | 1.7 |