
1952 Los Angeles Rams Roster
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's National Division
Postseason: 0-1
Coach: Hampton Pool (9-2)
Coach: Joe Stydahar (0-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1952 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's National Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
On offense, Los Angeles topped the circuit with 349 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense surrendered 234 points. Dan Towler ran for a team-leading 894 yards for the Rams.
Norm Van Brocklin threw for 1,736 yards. Tom Fears snagged 48 balls for 600 yards. Elroy Hirsch and Bob Carey provided receiving help also.
The sticky-fingered defense created 56 turnovers. Night Train Lane snatched 14 opponent throws.
Hampton Pool and Joe Stydahar coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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23 | Paul Barry | FB-HB | August 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 208 | Tulsa | El Paso, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
83 | Larry Brink | LDE | September 12, 1923 | 6'5" | 236 | Northern Illinois | Milaca, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
89 | Bob Carey | E | February 8, 1930 | 6'5" | 219 | Michigan St. | Charlevoix, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
79 | Ken Casner | RDT | January 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 245 | Baylor | Fort Scott, KS 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 |
29 | Jack Dwyer | DB | January 15, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
80 | Tom Fears | LE | December 3, 1923 | 6'2" | 216 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
88 | Norb Hecker | DB | May 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
48 | Robert Hecker | DB | July 29, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
40 | Elroy Hirsch | RE | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 190 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
27 | Marvin Johnson | DB-HB | April 13, 1927 | 5'11" | 183 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
10 | Don Klosterman | QB | January 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Loyola Marymount | Le Mars, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
81 | Night Train Lane | RDH | April 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Bill Lange | G-LB | January 12, 1928 | 6'1" | 239 | Dayton | Delphos, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
20 | Woodley Lewis | LS | June 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
49 | Carl Mayes | HB | March 31, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
50 | Leon McLaughlin | C | May 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 228 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
31 | Jack Myers | FB-QB-LB | October 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Don Paul | RLB | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 228 | UCLA | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
61 | Duane Putnam | G | September 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 228 | Pacific | Pollack, SD USA | 6 | 0 |
21 | Skeet Quinlan | KR | June 22, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | TCU | San Angelo, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Herb Rich | RS | October 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 181 | Vanderbilt | Newark, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
84 | Andy Robustelli | RDE | December 6, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Arnold | Stamford, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Don Simensen | LT | September 11, 1926 | 6'2" | 220 | St. Thomas | Minot, ND USA | 12 | 0 |
47 | Vitamin Smith | RH | October 30, 1923 | 5'8" | 179 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
74 | Len Teeuws | DT-T | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | Tulane | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Harry Thompson | RG | 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 | 10 | 0 |
32 | Dan Towler | FB | March 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington & Jefferson | Donora, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
11 | Norm Van Brocklin | QB | March 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon | Eagle Butte, SD USA | 12 | 6 |
7 | Bob Waterfield | K | July 26, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Elmira, NY USA | 12 | 6 |
64 | Stan West | MG | September 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Jerry Williams | LDH | November 1, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
78 | Jim Winkler | LDT | July 21, 1927 | 6'2" | 250 | Texas A&M | Moody, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
35 | Tank Younger | LLB | June 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 225 | Grambling St. | Grambling, LA USA | 12 | 0 |