
1949 Los Angeles Rams Roster
Team Record: 8-2-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Clark Shaughnessy (8-2-2)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1949 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses and 2 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Rams lit up the scoreboard for 360 points, and the defense gave up 239. Bob Waterfield threw for 2,168 yards. Tom Fears topped the receiving corps, snagging 77 balls for 1,013 yards.
Dick Hoerner ran for a team-leading 582 yards for Los Angeles.
George Sims picked off 9 opponent throws.
Clark Shaughnessy coached the team. The 1949 Los Angeles Rams lost in the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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30 | Bob Agler | HB-DB-FB-LB | March 13, 1924 | 6'1" | 208 | Otterbein | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
66 | Gil Bouley | RT | November 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 235 | Boston Col. | Plainfield, CT USA | 12 | 6 |
63 | Larry Brink | DE | September 12, 1923 | 6'5" | 236 | Northern Illinois | Milaca, MN USA | 11 | 1 |
86 | Ed Champagne | RT | December 4, 1922 | 6'3" | 236 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 7 |
9 | Gerry Cowhig | LB | July 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 215 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA | 11 | 1 |
34 | Don Currivan | E | March 6, 1920 | 6'0" | 193 | Boston Col. | Mansfield, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
84 | Hal Dean | LG | October 30, 1922 | 6'0" | 205 | Ohio St. | Wooster, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
55 | Tom Fears | LE | December 3, 1923 | 6'2" | 216 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 10 |
58 | Jack Finlay | G-LB | September 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 217 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
18 | Fred Gehrke | LH | April 24, 1918 | 5'11" | 189 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 7 |
40 | Elroy Hirsch | E | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 190 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 12 | 3 |
31 | Dick Hoerner | FB | July 25, 1922 | 6'4" | 220 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 12 | 12 |
46 | Frank Hubbell | E | January 19, 1922 | 6'2" | 222 | Tennessee | Bridgeport, CT USA | 12 | 1 |
20 | Dick Huffman | LT | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 255 | Tennessee | Charleston, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
24 | Tommy Kalmanir | KR | March 30, 1926 | 5'8" | 171 | Pittsburgh | Jerome, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
10 | Tom Keane | DB-E | September 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 192 | Ohio St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
27 | Mike Lazetich | G | August 27, 1921 | 6'1" | 211 | Montana | Anaconda, MT USA | 7 | 4 |
23 | Jack Martin | C | April 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 238 | Princeton | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
22 | Fred Naumetz | C | March 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 222 | Boston Col. | Newburyport, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Don Paul | LB-MG-C | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 228 | UCLA | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Joe Repko | T | March 15, 1920 | 6'0" | 236 | Seton Hall | Lansford, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
60 | Bob Shaw | RE | May 22, 1921 | 6'4" | 226 | Ohio St. | Richwood, OH USA | 11 | 10 |
17 | George Sims | DB | October 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Baylor | Afton, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Vitamin Smith | PR | October 30, 1923 | 5'8" | 179 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 12 | 4 |
79 | Bill Smyth | DE-E-T | April 8, 1922 | 6'3" | 243 | Notre Dame | Batavia, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Al Sparkman | T | February 17, 1926 | 6'6" | 253 | Texas A&M | Baltimore, MD USA | 4 | 0 |
47 | Bobby Thomason | QB | March 26, 1928 | 6'1" | 196 | VMI | Birmingham, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
25 | Norm Van Brocklin | QB | March 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon | Eagle Butte, SD USA | 8 | 0 |
7 | Bob Waterfield | K | July 26, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Elmira, NY USA | 12 | 11 |
33 | Jerry Williams | DB-HB | November 1, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
54 | Ray Yagiello | RG | September 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 220 | Franklin & Marshall | Orange, NJ USA | 12 | 7 |
13 | Tank Younger | RH | June 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 225 | Grambling St. | Grambling, LA USA | 12 | 8 |
56 | Jack Zilly | DE | November 11, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | Notre Dame | Waterbury, CT USA | 12 | 2 |