Ron Waller
Ronald Bowles Waller
Born: February 14, 1933
Hastings, FL USA
Deceased: December 16, 2018
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Maryland
High School: Laurel (DE)
Career: 1955-1960
Drafted: 1955 in Round 2, #15 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Coaching record
Ron Waller played from 1955 to 1960 during his career with the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams. Waller ran for 1,569 yards in his career on 294 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 44 passes for 443 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 81.9 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 54.2 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NFL | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 79 | 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | ||
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 44 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 151 | 716 | 4.7 | 55 | 7 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 83 | 543 | 6.5 | 46 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 48 | 292 | 6.1 | 76 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL | 285 | 1564 | 5.5 | 76 | 8 | |
| AFL | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 294 | 1569 | 5.3 | 76 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 228 | 9.5 | 30 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 63 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| NFL | 41 | 419 | 10.2 | 63 | 1 | |
| AFL | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 443 | 10.1 | 63 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 57 | 165 | 2.9 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 57 | 165 | 2.9 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 461 | 27.1 | 39 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 276 | 25.1 | 40 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 289 | 22.2 | 46 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 23 | 0 |
| NFL | 48 | 1146 | 23.9 | 46 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 1146 | 23.9 | 46 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
