March 25, 1983(1983-03-25) (aged 62) Burbank, California, U.S.[1]
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:
Van Nuys (Los Angeles, California)
College:
UCLA (1941–1942, 1944)
NFL draft:
1944 / Round: 5 / Pick: 42
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams (1945–1952)
As a coach:
Los Angeles Rams (1954–1955) Kickers coach
Los Angeles Rams (1958) Quarterbacks coach
Los Angeles Rams (1960–1962) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1945, 1951)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1945)
3× First-team All-Pro (1945, 1946, 1949)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1950, 1951)
2× Pro Bowl (1950, 1951)
2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1945, 1946)
NFL completion percentage leader (1946)
NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
St. Louis Football Ring of Fame
Los Angeles Rams No. 7 retired
First-team All-PCC (1942)
Second-team All-PCC (1944)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:
97–128
Passing yards:
11,849
Passer rating:
61.6
Interceptions made:
20
Field goals attempted:
110
Field goals made:
60
Punting yards:
13,364
Points scored:
573
Head coaching record
Career:
9–24–1 (.279)
Player stats at PFR
Coaching stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Robert Stanton Waterfield (July 26, 1920 – March 25, 1983) was an American football player and coach. A skilled player, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily as a quarterback, but also as a safety, kicker, punter and sometimes return specialist with the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. His No. 7 jersey was retired by the Rams in 1952. He was also a motion picture actor and producer.
Born in Elmira, New York, Waterfield moved to Los Angeles as an infant. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins in 1941, 1942, and 1944. In 1942, he led UCLA to a Pacific Coast Conference championship and its first Rose Bowl and was selected as the quarterback on the All-Pacific Coast team.
From 1945 to 1952, he played quarterback for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He led the Rams to NFL championships in 1945 and 1951 and was selected as the NFL's most valuable player in 1945. He was the first-team All-Pro quarterback in 1945, 1946, and 1949. Known as one of the best passers, punters, and kickers in the NFL, he set NFL career place-kicking records with 315 extra points and 60 field goals, as well as a single-season record with 54 extra points in 1950, and a single-game record with five field goals in a game.
Waterfield was married to movie actress Jane Russell from 1943 to 1968. During the 1950s, Waterfield also worked in the motion picture business, initially as an actor and later as a producer. He remained involved in football as an assistant coach during the 1950s and served as the head coach of the Rams from 1960 to 1962.
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1985, Waterfield was convicted of the murders of Byer and LaVellee, and received two consecutive life sentences. On March 3, 1988, Governor Bob Martinez...
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(1996), David Norrie (1991–1995), John Rebenstorf (1990), Bob Steinbrinck (1972–1989), BobWaterfield (1959), and Sam Balter (1950–1958). Announced schedules...
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