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1957 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 307 points (25.6/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 278 points (23.2/g), 10th.
Differential of 29 points (2.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 6.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-1.0/g), 10th.
Coached by Sid Gillman (6-6-0)
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1957 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Norm Van Brocklin | 31 | 8 | 12 | 132 for 265, 2,105 yards, 20 td, 21 int, & 10 rushes for -4 yards and 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Tank Younger | 29 | 8 | 0 | 96 rushes for 401 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 61 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Joe Marconi | 23 | 1 | 0 | 104 rushes for 481 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 171 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| LH | Tommy Wilson* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 127 rushes for 616 yards, 3 td, & 7 catches for 95 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Jon Arnett* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 86 rushes for 347 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 322 yards and 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| FL | Bob Boyd | 29 | 7 | 0 | 29 catches for 534 yards, 3 td | |
| LE | Elroy Hirsch | 34 | 11 | 0 | 32 catches for 477 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| LT | Bob Fry | 27 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
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| LG | Duane Putnam*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
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| C | Bob Griffin | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952 |
| RG | John Hock | 30 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 99th pick / 1950 |
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| RT | Ken Panfil | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954 |
| RE | Leon Clarke | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 catches for 442 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Paul Miller | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Frank Fuller | 28 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 |
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| LDT | George Strugar | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957 |
| MG | Les Richter* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Art Hauser | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954 |
| RDE | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 22 | Rook | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
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| LLB | Larry Morris | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Dick Daugherty* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Del Shofner | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| RDH | Jesse Whittenton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1956 |
| LS | Don Burroughs | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Will Sherman | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paige Cothren | 22 | Rook | 0 | 11 of 19 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 256th pick / 1957 |
| P | Norm Van Brocklin | 31 | 8 | 12 | 54 punts for a 44.3 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Ron Waller | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 2.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1955 |
| KR | Jon Arnett* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jon Arnett* | 22 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 4/20/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| Bob Boyd | 29 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Loyola Marymount | 3/7/1928 | 7 | |
| Alex Bravo | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 7/27/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 106th pick / 1954 |
| Don Burroughs | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/19/1931 | 2 | |
| Jesse Castete | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 9/3/1933 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 287th pick / 1956 |
| Leon Clarke | 24 | E-FL | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | USC | 1/10/1933 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956 |
| Paige Cothren | 22 | K | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/12/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 256th pick / 1957 |
| Dick Daugherty* | 28 | G-LB-C | 9 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/31/1929 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951 |
| Bob Dougherty | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati,Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 238th pick / 1954 |
| Bob Fry | 27 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 11/11/1930 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| Frank Fuller | 28 | DT-T-G-C-DE | 10 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/8/1929 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 |
| Bob Griffin | 28 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 2/12/1929 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952 |
| Art Hauser | 28 | DT-T-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 6/19/1929 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 34 | E-HB-DE | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 6/17/1923 | 11 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| John Hock | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 3/7/1927 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 99th pick / 1950 |
| Glenn Holtzman | 27 | T-DE | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/9/1930 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 310th pick / 1954 |
| John Houser | 22 | G-C-T | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Redlands | 6/21/1935 | Rook | |
| Lamar Lundy | 22 | DE-E | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-7 | Purdue | 4/17/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| Joe Marconi | 23 | FB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| Paul Miller | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/8/1930 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| Larry Morris | 24 | LB-FB-HB | 6 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 12/10/1933 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| Ken Panfil | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Purdue | 9/16/1930 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954 |
| Jack Pardee | 21 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| Duane Putnam*+ | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| Les Richter* | 27 | LB-MG | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | California | 10/6/1930 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| Will Sherman | 30 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/20/1927 | 5 | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| Del Shofner | 23 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 22 | DT-DE | 12 | 12 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| George Strugar | 23 | DT | 9 | 0 | 239 | 6-5 | Washington | 4/2/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957 |
| Corky Taylor | 24 | DB-HB | 2 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 10/31/1933 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1955 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 31 | QB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| Billy Wade | 27 | QB | 5 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| Ron Waller | 24 | HB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Maryland | 2/14/1933 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1955 |
| Jesse Whittenton | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 5/9/1934 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1956 |
| Tommy Wilson* | 25 | HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | none | 9/1/1932 | 1 | |
| Tank Younger | 29 | FB-LB-HB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 6/25/1928 | 8 | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 12 | 217.3 | 6-2.0 | 2.7 |