1951 Los Angeles Rams Roster
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's National Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Joe Stydahar (8-4)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1951 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's National Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, the Rams paced the league with 392 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad allowed 261 points. Norm Van Brocklin passed for 1,725 yards, and Bob Waterfield spent time under center also. Elroy Hirsch topped pass catchers, snagging 66 balls for 1,495 yards.
Dan Towler ran for a team-leading 854 yards.
Herb Rich, Jerry Williams, Norb Hecker and Woodley Lewis each snatched 3 opponent throws.
Joe Stydahar coached the team. The 1951 Los Angeles Rams won the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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80 | Bob Boyd | E-DB | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 201 | Loyola Marymount | Riverside, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | Larry Brink | LDE | September 12, 1923 | 6'5" | 236 | Northern Illinois | Milaca, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Bobby Collier | T-DT | December 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 230 | SMU | Stephens, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
71 | Tom Dahms | RT | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
67 | Dick Daugherty | LG | March 31, 1929 | 6'1" | 219 | Oregon | Moundsville, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
41 | Glenn Davis | PR | December 26, 1924 | 5'9" | 172 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Burbank, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
55 | Tom Fears | LE | December 3, 1923 | 6'2" | 216 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
58 | Jack Finlay | G-LB | September 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 217 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
73 | Jack Halliday | RDT | June 5, 1928 | 6'3" | 238 | SMU | 11 | 0 | |
88 | Norb Hecker | LS | May 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
40 | Elroy Hirsch | RE | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 190 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
31 | Dick Hoerner | FB | July 25, 1922 | 6'4" | 220 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
27 | Marvin Johnson | DB-HB | April 13, 1927 | 5'11" | 183 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
24 | Tommy Kalmanir | HB | March 30, 1926 | 5'8" | 171 | Pittsburgh | Jerome, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
10 | Tom Keane | DB-E | September 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 192 | Ohio St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
26 | Bill Lange | RG | January 12, 1928 | 6'1" | 239 | Dayton | Delphos, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
30 | Woodley Lewis | RDH | June 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | Leon McLaughlin | C | May 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 228 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Don Paul | LLB | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 228 | UCLA | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
52 | Joe Reid | LB-C-DG | March 18, 1929 | 6'3" | 225 | LSU | Meridian, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
42 | Herb Rich | RS | October 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 181 | Vanderbilt | Newark, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
84 | Andy Robustelli | RDE | December 6, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Arnold | Stamford, CT USA | 11 | 0 |
76 | Don Simensen | LT | September 11, 1926 | 6'2" | 220 | St. Thomas | Minot, ND USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Vitamin Smith | KR | October 30, 1923 | 5'8" | 179 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
44 | Harry Thompson | G | January 8, 1926 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
70 | Charlie Toogood | DT-T-G | July 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 232 | Nebraska | North Platte, NE USA | 8 | 0 |
32 | Dan Towler | FB | March 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington & Jefferson | Donora, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
25 | Norm Van Brocklin | P | March 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon | Eagle Butte, SD USA | 12 | 2 |
7 | Bob Waterfield | K | July 26, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Elmira, NY USA | 11 | 10 |
11 | Stan West | MG | September 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
33 | Jerry Williams | LDH | November 1, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 10 | 0 |
78 | Jim Winkler | LDT | July 21, 1927 | 6'2" | 250 | Texas A&M | Moody, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
13 | Tank Younger | RLB | June 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 225 | Grambling St. | Grambling, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
56 | Jack Zilly | DE-E | November 11, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | Notre Dame | Waterbury, CT USA | 4 | 0 |