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1963 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 210 points (15.0/g), 13th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 350 points (25.0/g), 9th.
 Differential of -140 points (-10.0/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 3.2-10.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 12th.

Coached by Harland Svare (5-9-0)

1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Roman Gabriel 23 1 9 130 for 281, 1,947 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 39 rushes for 132 yards and 3 td

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962

QB Zeke Bratkowski 32 9 4 45 for 82, 471 yards, 3 td, 6 int, & 3 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953

HB Dick Bass* 26 3 0 143 rushes for 520 yards, 5 td, & 30 catches for 348 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959

HB Jon Arnett 28 6 0 58 rushes for 208 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 119 yards and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957

FB Ben Wilson 24 Rook 0 109 rushes for 394 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 173 yards and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 68th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 28th / 224th pick / 1962

FL Carroll Dale 25 3 0 34 catches for 638 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960

SE Red Phillips 27 5 0 54 catches for 793 yards, 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958

TE John Adams 26 4 0 9 catches for 93 yards, 0 td

Chicago Bears / 5th / 57th pick / 1959

TE Marlin McKeever 23 2 0 11 catches for 152 yards, 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961

LT Joe Carollo 23 1 0

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 18th / 139th pick / 1962

LG Charley Cowan 25 2 0

Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 45th pick / 1961

C Art Hunter 30 9 0 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954

RG Don Chuy 22 Rook 0

Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 67th pick / 1963

RT Frank Varrichione 31 8 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955

 Defensive Starters
LDE Deacon Jones 25 2 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961

LDT Merlin Olsen* 23 1 0

Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962

RDT Rosey Grier 31 8 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955

RDE Lamar Lundy 28 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957

LLB Marlin McKeever 23 2 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961

LLB Cliff Livingston 33 9 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered
MLB Mike Henry 27 4 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 100th pick / 1958

RLB Jack Pardee*+ 27 6 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957

LCB Eddie Meador 26 4 0 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959

RCB Bobby Smith 25 1 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 26th / 205th pick / 1961

LS Lindon Crow 30 8 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955

RS Carver Shannon 25 1 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959

 Special Teams Starters
K Danny Villanueva 26 3 0 9 of 17 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points
P Danny Villanueva 26 3 0 81 punts for a 45.4 average, 0 blocked
PR Carver Shannon 25 1 0 15 punt returns for a 8.8 average and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959

KR Carver Shannon 25 1 0 28 kick returns for a 29.4 average and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
John Adams 26 E-FB 13 0 235 6-3 Los Angeles State,UCLA 11/28/1937 4

Chicago Bears / 5th / 57th pick / 1959

Duane Allen 26 TE 7 0 225 6-4 Mount San Antonio Junior College 10/21/1937 2

Denver Broncos / 33rd / 258th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 116th pick / 1961

Jon Arnett 28 HB-E 9 0 197 5-11 USC 4/20/1935 6

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957

Pervis Atkins 28 FL-HB-WR 14 0 230 6-1 New Mexico State,San Francisco State 11/24/1935 2

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960

Terry Baker 22 QB 4 1 200 6-3 Oregon State 5/5/1941 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 12th / 90th pick / 1963

Dick Bass* 26 FB-HB 12 0 197 5-10 Pacific 3/15/1937 3

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959

Jim Boeke 25 T 14 0 255 6-5 Heidelberg 9/11/1938 3

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960

Zeke Bratkowski 32 QB 4 4 210 6-2 Georgia 10/20/1931 9

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953

Charley Britt 25 DB 10 0 180 6-2 Georgia 3/20/1938 3

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1960

Joe Carollo 23 T 14 0 265 6-2 Notre Dame 3/25/1940 1

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 18th / 139th pick / 1962

Don Chuy 22 G 14 0 260 6-0 Clemson 7/20/1941 Rook

Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 67th pick / 1963

Charley Cowan 25 T-G 14 0 264 6-4 New Mexico Highlands 6/19/1938 2

Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 45th pick / 1961

Lindon Crow 30 DB 14 0 195 6-1 USC 4/4/1933 8

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955

Carroll Dale 25 WR-TE-FL 12 0 200 6-2 Virginia Tech 4/24/1938 3

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960

Stan Fanning 26 T-DE-DT 10 0 270 6-7 Idaho 11/22/1937 3

Chicago Bears / 11th / 128th pick / 1960

Roman Gabriel 23 QB 12 9 220 6-5 North Carolina State 8/5/1940 1

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962

Rosey Grier 31 DT-DE 14 0 284 6-5 Penn State 7/14/1932 8

New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955

John Griffin 24 DB 10 0 190 6-1 Memphis 11/2/1939 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 8th / 61st pick / 1963

Alvin Hall 29 DB 3 0 198 6-0 none 8/12/1934 2
Larry Hayes 28 C-LB 9 0 220 6-3 Vanderbilt 7/21/1935 2
Mike Henry 27 LB 14 0 220 6-2 USC 8/15/1936 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 100th pick / 1958

Art Hunter 30 C-T 12 0 245 6-4 Notre Dame 4/24/1933 9

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954

Deacon Jones 25 DE 14 0 272 6-5 Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State 12/9/1938 2

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961

Ken Kirk 25 LB 8 0 230 6-2 Mississippi 2/26/1938 3

Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1960

Cliff Livingston 33 LB-DE 14 0 218 6-3 UCLA 7/2/1930 9
Lamar Lundy 28 DE-E 14 0 245 6-7 Purdue 4/17/1935 6

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957

Marlin McKeever 23 LB-TE 13 0 235 6-1 USC 1/1/1940 2

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961

Eddie Meador 26 DB 14 0 193 5-11 Arkansas Tech 8/10/1937 4

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959

Merlin Olsen* 23 DT 14 0 270 6-5 Utah State 9/15/1940 1

Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962

Jack Pardee*+ 27 LB 14 0 225 6-2 Texas A&M 4/19/1936 6

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957

Art Perkins 23 FB 13 0 225 6-0 North Texas 5/1/1940 1

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 44th pick / 1962
Houston Oilers / 18th / 143rd pick / 1962

Red Phillips 27 E 14 0 197 6-1 Auburn 2/5/1936 5

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958

Joe Scibelli 24 G-T 14 0 256 6-1 American International College,Notre Dame 4/19/1939 2

New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 130th pick / 1961

Harley Sewell 32 G-LB 2 0 230 6-1 Texas 4/18/1931 10

Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953

Carver Shannon 25 DB-HB 14 0 198 6-1 Southern Illinois 4/28/1938 1

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959

Bobby Smith 25 DB 14 0 197 5-11 UCLA 7/5/1938 1

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 26th / 205th pick / 1961

Bill Swain 22 LB 14 0 230 6-2 Oregon 2/22/1941 Rook
Frank Varrichione 31 T 14 0 234 6-1 Notre Dame 1/14/1932 8

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955

Danny Villanueva 26 K 14 0 200 5-11 New Mexico State 11/5/1937 3
Nat Whitmyer 23 DB 7 0 180 5-11 Washington 8/31/1940 Rook
Ben Wilson 24 FB-HB 13 0 225 6-0 USC 3/9/1939 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 68th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 28th / 224th pick / 1962

Team Total 26.2 14 224.9 6-2.0 3.4